When people start counselling in the initial session I sometimes compare what might happen to picking at a scab. It isn’t a pleasant image, but then neither… Read more “Healing can’t tell the time”
Category: self help
How To (Sort Of) Beat Impostor Syndrome
Impostor Syndrome can trip up the best of us, so what can we do to tackle it?
Self care and rewarding your self
A common technique of both parents and teachers to encourage desirable behaviour is the marble jar, or similar variations. The idea, which comes from the positive parenting… Read more “Self care and rewarding your self”
Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression
It is great to have a guest post from Peter Minkoff, who bravely talks, about an important topic. Keeping a work -life balance whilst depressed. I have been… Read more “Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression”
Switching off the inner critic
How do we deal with the inner critic, who loves to pull us down when we need raising up?
Cultivating Resilience
Resilience is a practice, not a trait. Sometimes people express surprise that despite living almost on the borders with Scotland I grow my own grapes (admittedly in… Read more “Cultivating Resilience”
Why New Year Resolutions need not be a bad idea
It seems, from looking around at the various self help guides and blogs at this time of year that New Year resolutions are not looked upon fondly.… Read more “Why New Year Resolutions need not be a bad idea”
Death and second chances
It is the time of year, as the Earth returns to sleep, when death seems closer to us. Perhaps then, it’s no surprise my attention was caught… Read more “Death and second chances”
When self care becomes a burden
Self care is an important part of maintaining good mental health, but for some it is becoming an additional burden in over busy lives
Are we there yet?
Is the idea of being finished holding us back from being who, and how we want to be?
