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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...

“You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.” – Alan Watts I happened...

“We are all neck-deep in grace. Whoever we are, we are held by the warmth of the sun and the shining embrace of the snow, nourished by...

Today is Maha Shivratri, one of the largest and most significant among the sacred festival nights of India, coming from the Hindu...

This International Women’s Day I wanted to reflect on the tendency some of us have of judging our own worth and value on the opinions of...

I’ve been following a debate amongst some fellow psychotherapists recently musing about ‘doing’ and ‘being’ in psychotherapy. You may...

I heard Bessel van der Kolk, he of trauma treatment fame, comment that you can’t do psychotherapy with a client who is not continuously...

Who are you, what you believe to be true about yourself, or what others tell you you are? My sense of it is that we are complex beings. ...

“It is just amazing how we follow patterns we created until "reality" bumps into us and forces us to reconsider the current validity of...

I’ve been reflecting this week on the nature of psychotherapy and what makes it magical. Like any psychotherapist, I have days when my...

"We are showered every day with gifts, but they are not meant for us to keep. Their life is in their movement, the inhale and the exhale...

Frequently I hear clients coming to therapy asking for a particular feeling state. It may be that they want to feel calm. Or happy. Or...

“The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection The water has no mind to receive their image.” — Zenrin Kushu This Friday a Zen...

Care Day, the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience, is happening today. Care Day 2021 is an...

Everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as...

I am enjoying watching a NICABM series at the moment focused on Treating Trauma. This week I wanted to blog about one of the ways...

Here’s a video of Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Stanford Neuroscientist, talking about the importance of forward action in subduing our stress...

Those who know me will know I am a big fan of finding ways to release emotion and energy. A key role of psychotherapy is to help clients...

A wise person commented to me recently: “If your heart’s not open, you can’t give or receive.” I was struck by the resonance in me with...