I believe that Counselling is about empowering people and as it’s World Book Day I would like to help that process by make the following reading recommendations. This isn’t an exhaustive list as I am continually learning and updating from such wonderful authors as these. These book recommendations are light, often funny reads which are also most […]
Wow. We now have a special day to make “#time to talk”. But as one of the complaints I hear from clients is “I find it difficult to talk” or “he/she won’t talk to me” if we now let ourselves off the hook by providing a special day for letting others know how we feel – […]
It’s here again – that time when some of us feel compelled to make Changes. A New Year seems to hypnotise us into making new resolutions to stop eating so much, stop drinking so much, find a better job, find a better relationship, stop gambling etc. etc. But unless we are 100% committed to making changes […]
Borderline Personality Disorder is quite a destroyer of people and families if left undiagnosed and untreated. It is great that mental health has been highlighted so prominently in recent months that more people are questioning what they are going through. However in some areas diagnosis takes quite a long time and even with that there […]
Christmas will soon be upon us and with all that entails for each of us. But however we do (or don’t) celebrate Christmas it does seem to bring a certain expectation that we can act out of character and it’s ok. We often partake in the wearing of loosely disguised paper napkins on our heads […]
Thinking of getting into shape Physically? What about getting into shape Emotionally? “If you have health, you probably will be happy and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want”. – Elbert Hubbard Sometimes being happy and having peace of mind is […]
Sometimes we think we know how life should be and it isn’t Sometimes we think we know what we want and we don’t Sometimes we don’t trust enough in case we are rejected Sometimes we live in the past and forget it is dead Sometimes we loose out because we don’t take risks Sometimes when […]
Like most things that originated in early history, it all seems a bit blurry. But one version is that the Ancient Celts believed that on All Hallow’s Eve, the spirits of the dead would try to take over the bodies of the living. The idea of scaring the spirits away with bonfires and scary costumes […]
So how does addiction start? Addiction – be it to alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling even food etc is a person’s way of fulfilling a need/covering a hurt that is not being met within them. It can start as simply as taking a drink, experimenting with drugs, making a bet to feel more confident/to relax/excite them/feel […]
I really respect people who want to get free from problem drinking or addiction as it takes a lot of courage and strength to face up to what usually is an all consuming habit. I therefore only work with people who genuinely want to deal with the issues that have led them to these and […]
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