Today is thought to be Blue Monday, the combination of short days, poor weather and the aftermath of the festive season with the distance to spring lowering mood and increasing risk of harm for those feeling most vulnerable. The Samaritans call is Brew Monday instead, and use it as an opportunity to reach out to other people and connect. Have a cuppa, do a video call, telephone, go for a walk…whatever feels OK for you, but in whatever way works reach out to people you love,

If you have the mid-winter blues this article I helped #UKCP with may be of interest. https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/news/how-to-cope-with-the-winter-blues-in-covid-19-times/ #winter #winterblues #depression

People are generally familiar with the idea that when someone dies, we grieve. There are many ways of describing the process grief might follow, for example suggesting that initially we may deny what has happened and not deal with it, but then in time we may become angry and/or very sad, before beginning to find some sort of acceptance with our loss and with it a sense of moving on. I'm not sure grief follows a set pattern, it seems to me we are each individuals and we are

“External events are neutral. They only gain positive or negative value the moment they enter our mind. It’s ultimately up to us how we greet these things. It’s not always easy, sure, but there is a comfort in knowing it is possible to view any single thing in multiple ways.” Matt Haig, in Comfort. I love this quote, which talks about the power of reframing, a key tool for living in a healthy way. When you are in distress about a turn of events, you can ask yourself, wha

In my work, I work with energy. People come to see a psychotherapist because they want to move towards, or away from experiences. They may seek to be relieved of symptoms, or to create new possibilities and ways of being. What they don’t want is for things to stay as they are. I read this quote recently and found it powerful: “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it