Hi, and welcome to this week’s blog post, where I want to explore the “madness” that is Black Friday, and give you some food for thought. I’ll leave you with some tips and take-home message at the end. (Other opinions also available! Don’t kill the messenger…) I am not a big shopper, I buy what […]
Karin Brauner’s recently published book on Self Care is the first and only book you will need to buy on self care. Whether this is the first time you have dipped your toe in the world of wellness and self care or you are well versed on the subject, this is the only book you’ll […]
Dear readers, This week I want to talk about new data protection legislation that will come into force this month. There is a lot of buzz going around about GDPR and the changes that businesses have to make to their privacy, cookie and contracting policies. I am working hard behind the scenes to make sure […]
This month is World Autism Month, and to honour the amazing people that live with Autism Spectrum conditions, I am dedicating this post to them. I first started working with people with disabilities — different abilities — back in 2004 when I worked as a volunteer, training people with physical disabilities so they could get […]
If you have been following my blog, you might have read my two-part miniseries on working through your first counselling session (click to read). There is so much to consider when choosing your therapist, what to expect and how to go through the process and trust in the therapeutic relationship and the process itself. Therapy […]
In this week’s reblog post, Paula Newman writes about scapegoating and what this means. A scapegoat is the one who gets in trouble and distracts from the real problems. It hides, for example, a parents’ relationship problems, by putting all the problematic stuff on one of the children in the family. I could really relate […]
Following up on my post about loss and grief, I found this lovely library of blog posts related to the same topic. It contains a variety of posts, from poems to more serious ones, from authors all over the cyber-world. I leave you the link here for you to look at at your leisure. Loss, […]
There are a few programmes on TV and Film that discuss mental health related topics in their plots. The Sinner is one of them. As Holly Tootell describes in this post, it is definitely gripping to watch! But what is most gripping is the reality of abuse and trauma and how it can manifest in our […]
In this post, Nathan Gould discusses how uncomfortable, unfair and unhelpful labelling someone with a diagnosis can be. It can’t be like when we have a physical ailment – a broken arm, the flu, something else. It’s not as straightforward as that. Nathan discusses this in depth. It is helpful for both professionals but also […]
This week’s reblog is the blogsite for Siri Lewis. She writes on a regular basis on topics such as motivation, depression, handling stress, and others. Head over to her site to find out more!