One morning, just after Christmas 2000, I decided that I wanted to become a counsellor. Yes, just like that. I think I was reading an article in a paper about the incredible […]
Becoming a Counsellor
Animals – The Best Therapy.
I was reading an article in The New York Times the other day about cats as therapists. Not cats with clipboards asking about our relationships with our mothers you understand, but […]
Fuerteventura, A Piece of Paradise.
Counting down the days to this holiday, I thought about how perfectly lovely it would be to be back on the beach in Fuerteventura, and I was right. This place never disappoints. Walking […]
Take a Break and Recharge
I’m on holiday at the moment and it is FABULOUS! All my work cares and worries have disappeared. I’m sleeping better and longer, I wake every morning without anxiety, I’m relaxed and completely […]
Children Leaving Home to go to University
This morning, my daughter is off to University to start her second year. She has been with me here all summer and I’m trying really hard not to cry. I’m almost managing […]
Stop People Pleasing
“I can’t tell you the key to success, but I can tell you the key to failure is trying to please everyone” – Ed Sheeran Over breakfast this morning I said to […]
Look After Yourself
I’m quite stressed at the moment, not about anything life changing or particularly worrying, but because there are lots of little things I need to sort out and I’m beginning to feel […]
“Feel the Fear…”
I was reading an article yesterday about Susan Jeffers, author of “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway,” perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the original ‘self help’ books. I […]
What You Should Stop Doing When You Are 50
I was watching a television programme last night, when on comes an advertisement, clearly aimed at the over 50’s. I was stunned because the people in the commercial look well over 80! I […]
The Art of Being Content
I was going to call this piece “Happiness is Overrated,” but that sounded a bit defeatist and I wondered if it would put people off reading it. “Roll up, roll up to […]
