The ‘Easy Fix’ culture of Positivism. Meme alert!
The ‘Easy Fix’ culture of Positivism and Positivity. So is this blog likely to be controversial? I hope not, perhaps ‘observational’ would be a better word.
Wellbeing and Paganism
This blog is about a subject that has started to interest me more and more- the link between Wellbeing and Paganism. In case that statement seems odd, Paganism is the …
My thoughts on historic abuse cases.
Historic sex abuse: some questions answered. Historic sex abuse seems to be in the news a lot these days. To the extent that people seem to be asking questions such …
Anger Management
As a therapist I probably see around 30% of my clients for anger management issues. This is no great surprise. Life for many people these days is not easy. If …
Workshop news
Yet another workshop…(yawn) Why would anyone want to come? Well, for a start, I’ve worked in the corporate world for 30 years. I’ve been part of large teams and projects …
Anxiety busting tips. You CAN do it!
Here are my anxiety busting tips. Anxiety can be beaten. Prevention: Meditation- every day. This one is pretty much compulsory, it WILL make such a difference. You can do the …
Swedish Death Cleaning. Whaaaa…??
Yes, when I first heard of Swedish Death Cleaning, I thought it was a new heavy metal band, or one of those dreary Scandinavian dramas. It’s actually de-cluttering, but de-cluttering …
Coming soon-The Horrors of Communication Breakdown.
The rain was coming down so hard it was almost like driving through a waterfall. Susan could barely see the road in the darkness despite the wipers thrashing across the …
Are inspirational quotes doing you any good?
Well this may seem an odd question, the internet is awash with inspirational quotes. We are being told by inspirational speakers that we should surround ourselves with inspirational quotes. Preferably …
A Testimonial, In Detail
Testimonials are important to all therapists. I thought it would be useful to deconstruct my most recent and one of my best testimonials. This person came to me in distress and we worked through several processes and ideas. They didn’t feel we had made much progress, but I persisted, until one day, not long afterwards, we made a huge leap forwards.