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Anger is a healthy, positive emotion that is a message to let us know that our boundaries have been transgressed, or that something has...

I’ve been reflecting of late on the way that our perception changes when we are with different people. Seeing the world through the eyes...

I was on a training course recently where there was amble opportunity to observe the power of break states. A break state is when we...

A reader asked me recently to write about the burden of shame. It is always a pleasure to write on topics that are pertinent and...

I am delighted to have recently trained in the NLPt (neuro-linguistic programming psychotherapy) Trauma Protocol, which provides an...

I took part in some training a short while ago that finished with the wonderful invitation to be fluid, and imperfect. The trainer was...

“What if the symptoms of my illness are trying to heal me?” Marion Woodman We have a saying in neuro-linguistic programming that ‘all...

In several contexts this week I’ve been reminded of the power of being clear about boundaries. The word boundary is a noun, and it’s...

Many moons ago, when I trained in NLP, I was fortunate to have a course rich with content about expanding awareness into that which us...

It’s the natural way of things that most people coming into psychotherapy are not feeling emotionally balanced. They may have suffered a...

A colleague who works with families introduced me to a lovely exercise recently that captured my imagination. Aimed at increasing...

I had the pleasure of teaching an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Introduction to a small group of local Counselling Degree students...

Trauma specialist Bessel van der Kolk once remarked that psychotherapy can not really begin until the client is having a embodied...

Shame is a difficult emotion, it’s not one people tend to enjoy or want to cultivate. As such, it’s an experience people tend to...

I had an interesting conversation recently, reflecting on the tendency people have to ask others ‘what do you do?’ in early conversations...

I had an interesting conversation recently, reflecting on the tendency people have to ask others ‘what do you do?’ in early conversations...

Christmas is a much-hyped cultural festival, apparently full of fun and laughter. And yes, it can be. It is also true that for many,...

Like anything, we are energy and we are matter. This means that we naturally pick up energy as we go about our lives, from the people...

Whatever you do, don't pull yourself together. Don't pull yourself at all. Being pulled is seldom a nice experience. Add the edge of an...

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just to take the first step” Martin Luther King I love this quote, it speaks eloquently of...