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“Many people miss out on themselves completely as they journey through life. They know others, they know places, they know skills, they...

I’m enjoying Johann Hari’s excellent book about depression, Lost Connections. It’s a compelling read. He wisely points at seven ways in...

Today marks the start of National Grief Awareness Week. This year it is perhaps more poignant than ever, as we collectively remember...

Have you ever met a goal, and once your initial pleasure passes, found that you feel flat and deflated? What an anti-climax. Sadly it’s...

It’s easy to get lost in the monotony of day to day life, to be focused on the many things that need doing each day. This has perhaps...

I’m focusing this week on some of the useful therapeutic tools I have learned over the years that I find helpful in my practice. Today,...

Today I wanted to talk about one of the most powerful therapeutic questions I use on a day to day basis. ‘And what would you like to...

I am now taking on new clients for online psychotherapy / couples counselling. Sessions are available outside normal working hours. If...

Saying a mealtime blessing is a practice shared by many spiritual and religious traditions. I sense there are good reasons for that. We...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” Santayana I was reminded of this quote recently, and it struck a chord. ...

I’ve been experimenting of late with the way I show up in online video psychotherapy sessions. I’d noticed a pattern in the way I was...

This Michael Mcintryre Fortune Teller sketch was sent to me recently, and it really made me laugh. Properly. Big belly laughs. Why? ...

There’s no getting away from it, winter is almost here. The winter solstice on December 21st is fast approaching, and the season has...

So why kindness? In these difficult times it’s not hard to find stories of people helping each other, it’s happening in every village...

It’s easy at the moment to wish we were someplace different, with different people, doing different things. For mental well-being, fully...

Sometimes we feel out of control, particularly this may be the case for you as our lockdown continues. What is happening around you can...

In relationships, communication is often an issue. It is very common for couples to draw away from having uncomfortable conversations. ...

There is a saying that has resonated for me this week 'You move towards what you think about.' I had found myself feeling a little...

A young child recently asked me who the Buddha was, as he peered curiously at a picture. I found myself grappling with how to say...

I was reflecting recently on the power of humour. It can be transforming, magical almost, and that is something it shares with the realm...