Sensitivity – It’s a Great Gift
How to learn to live with it
17th August 2016
A common line that parents throw at children is “Stop being so sensitive!” and it is one that I have definitely heard throughout my life from all angles. I’m...
Read on...What Does the Lotus Flower Symbolise?
Thoughts on being a 'human being'
14th August 2016
If you go to Thailand, India or many Asian countries you'll see lotus flowers all over the place. They are like large water lilies but the blooms grow high...
Read on...Child Sexual Abuse
It's Happening to One In Four
13th August 2016
In the early stages of my training as a counsellor I worked voluntarily with victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and I’m writing this to stand beside the...
Read on...Self-Compassion – the Path of Patience
10th August 2016
Compassion can be defined in many ways, but it’s essence is a basic kindness, with a deep awareness of the suffering of oneself and of other living things,...
Read on...Better Out Than In!
Thoughts on feelings...
9th August 2016
It strikes me almost every day of my working life that a lot of people are very creative in the way they avoid their feelings. We are so good at holding them...
Read on...When Life is Overwhelming
Finding Internal and External Resources
3rd August 2016
It's been very overwhelming lately in the UK post-Brexit and also generally the news has been one thing after another all year. It's only natural and easy...
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