If we had a medical issue and we went to the doctors we might expect to have to be involved in further investigations which might take time to complete or be prescribed some medicine which might take time to work. But we wouldn’t expect it to go away immediately. Why then would we expect to […]
How much pain does a person have to go through to work out that if they just stopped and faced their demons they would be able to enjoy rather than endure life? Will that stopping be easy – probably not. Will the unravelling of their pain be hard – undoubtedly yes. Will it be worth […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most of us instantly see Mothers Day as a day for celebrating and thanking our mums for looking after us and doing the best they could for us during our lives. However by definition the noun Mother is “a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth” and for […]
I am still surprised how by just talking about a worry can make the World a nicer place for us to be. It also never ceases to frustrate me how we are still are so backward about coming forward if we have some emotional sadness that we haven’t overcome. If we have a physical ailment […]
For some forgiveness is easy but for others it is not. Abuse, neglect, abandonment, cruetly etc. etc, especially if they happen to a vulnerable child are sometimes hard to overcome. But arn’t we meant to fogive these actions in order to get on with our lives? I would suggest that sometimes it is just not possible to forgive […]
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