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Now the structure of my house extension is up, my attention has turned to the garden. So far some 21 tons of concrete / gravel has come...

Change starts with you. Always. It’s tempting when things don’t feel great to want circumstances to be different, to want other people...

A man walking through the forest saw a fox that had lost its legs and wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come with game in its...

Your body really matters, it has a huge impact on your mental health. That might seem an odd thing for a psychotherapist to say, but the...

I’m excited to say that my new therapy room in Gainford, Co. Durham is really coming on. So far it has walls, a floor, a roof, stud...

"One of the qualities that you can develop, particularly in your older years, is a sense of great compassion for yourself. When you visit...

“The opposite of play is not work. It's depression” Brian Sutton-Smith Neuroscience findings now amply show that play increases the...

"Refuse to fall down. If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift you heart toward...

Spring has certainly sprung. Buds, blossoms, lambs, warmer weather...we are blessed with the turning of the season and the seeming...

Today I want to say something about the healing power of laughter. I am blessed to be a mother, and to have young children who are...

As I learn more and more about the nature of trauma and its effects on us, I become increasingly aware of the need for us to meet and...

Ripples ceaselessly form At the stream’s surface But they cannot efface The reflection of the moon Which has made its home there Zen...

I’ve had an interesting experience the last few weeks, with the opportunity to observe the impact of differing expectations on one of my...

“Compassion is the courage to descend into the reality of human experience” Paul Gilbert So often compassion is seen as something warm...

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. … There is something...

I happened across a post traumatic growth inventory recently, and I read it through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic. Working on the...

Last week I posted a video of Andrew Huberman talking about neuro-science, and today I wanted to highlight one of the areas he spoke...

Here’s a short animation giving an overview of how trauma and chronic stress affects our nervous system and how those effects impact our...

In this article, there are six practical ways you can help yourself with your emotions. You can think of it as working on your...

“Routines are concrete repetitive actions that help us develop skills while creating continuity and order. Rituals are routines elevated...