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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 was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...

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

So much of human relating is transactional. We live in an economy where most everything has a price. We expect to pay to receive...

“A conversation about how you feel is not supposed to end in an argument” The Mind Journal I’ve been reflecting recently on themes of...

Happiness comes in many guises – on the one hand you’ve got the hedonistic delight of eating your favourite chocolate, on the other is...

As one year has ended and 2023 begins, it’s a good time to reflect and look forwards. A year is a long time, with many experiences lived...

I was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...

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...

There are so many times when you hear 'positive thinking' being used as a way to shut out, minimise, deny or avoid uncomfortable truths. ...

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...

Oh dear, it’s well and truly winter. The season of hunkering down and withdrawing within while the winds howl, the temperatures drop,...

I was asked on social media recently to talk about how to overcome boredom in relationships. Here’s a blog extending the soundbites I had...

“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...

I’ve made a few changes in my office lately, increasing my level of physical comfort when I am working. I’m noticing a significant...

“The fear of receiving resonates in the deepest levels of the psyche. To receive is to let life happen, to open to grief and loss, to...

It is a paradox of being human that while so, so much is common to us all, our experience of life is unique. There are no two people who...