Being my own Worst Enemy.
I have heard these words many times in the therapy room. 'I am my own worst enemy'. I can remember saying them to my therapist some...
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Apr 5, 20202 min read
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The power of listening to your children
Listening well is a skill that takes some time to practice and master. Â To be able to listen well to your child consider the following....
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Jan 6, 20171 min read
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Millennium Parenting
Sharing my thoughts with you today about parenting in the millennium. Parenting has changed so much over the years, thinking of myself...
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Dec 7, 20162 min read
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Listening- a missing element of social media?
I think social media is a wonderful tool to share information but i have been wondering about the missing element 'Listening'. Scrolling...
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Nov 4, 20161 min read
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'If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. African Proverb
Have you ever felt lonely, disconnected, isolated? Most of us will experience loneliness in some form or another at some point of our...
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Oct 15, 20162 min read
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Barriers to therapy -Q & A- What stops us from accessing talking therapies?
What might stop you from accessing talking therapies? This is what some people say and my thoughts and responses based on my experiences...
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Oct 6, 20162 min read
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Were you bullied as a child?
In this mini blog I highlight the types and the impact of bullying and how and where you can get help. Bullying is an issues that affects...
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Sep 4, 20162 min read
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The little things, are the big things in life......
Having recently recorded an interview with two fabulous women who are raising money for the Doncaster Cancer Dectection Trust, both also...
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Aug 24, 20161 min read
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Mini Blogs- Childrens Counselling - When might my child need counselling?
Childrens counselling can be useful for many difficulties or challenges they may be facing and struggling with. Bereavement. loss,...
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Jul 28, 20161 min read
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I feel lost without my children ...Empty nest syndrome
I am sure if you are reading this and you have small children then you may find it hard to understand how parents may feel this way....
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Jul 26, 20162 min read
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Managing conflict for Separated Parents
Many parents who separate because they don't want to be in conflict anymore, usually find that they end up in more conflict over the...
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Jul 20, 20162 min read
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Recovering Relationship Ruptures in Parenting- Mini Blog
Below are some questions that can help heal past parenting relationship issues and understand yourself as a parent. It helps to ask these...
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Jul 4, 20162 min read
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Mini blogs- Dilemmas in life
Dilemmas in life Are you at a crossroads? Not sure which way to go. For some of us decision making is incredibly challenging. This...
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Jul 3, 20162 min read
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Support networks
You may here a great deal from mental health and emotional well being services that support networks are vital in keeping well. The NHS...
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Jun 30, 20161 min read
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What does your New Year 2016 look like?
With the new year approaching, I felt the welcome urge to write a new blog. I haven't wrote for a while, writing is one of my passions,...
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Dec 28, 20154 min read
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Im not going to be the person im expected to be anymore'
The you tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKjMvG7BLU, now albeit from a after shave advert, the title of my blog, I am not...
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Aug 21, 20152 min read
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Reflections on Counselling Part 2
In my journey of counselling we are taught to questions ourselves and what we do. What does counselling actually do? I will answer this...
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May 10, 20152 min read
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Reflections on counselling
Talking to a trained counselling professional is different from having a chat with a friend or a family. Counsellors are highly trained...
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Apr 30, 20152 min read
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FOR SEPARATED PARENTS
For Separated Parents I would first like to acknowledge that I write from a separated parent perspective and I am supportive and...
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Mar 2, 20155 min read
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Christmas .. What does this celebration time mean to you?
‘Money cannot buy life’ Bob Marley Christmas can be an incredibly joyous time for some, or an incredibly difficult, sad or stressful time...
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Dec 2, 20143 min read
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Eat your heart out
I have a series of blogs of one woman's journey of her emotional attachment with food. The woman would like to remain anonymous. For this...
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May 5, 20141 min read
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Space and Time for US
How do we know when we are burning the candle at both ends? Are there signs we can notice in ourselves? Or do we notice them in others...
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Nov 21, 20132 min read
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'Let go or be dragged'.
What emotional baggage are we carrying around with us day to day ? Considering what we hold onto in life emotionally will dictate whether...
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Oct 21, 20132 min read
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Fear and how talking therapies can help
Fear I went on some training last week in Nottingham. It was provided by the Asylum Associates and it was aimed at Identifying Child...
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Feb 26, 20132 min read
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Do we fall or rise?
Here goes my first ever blog. Â I am reflective on my last teaching session last week with adults. This was focused on reaching our full...
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Dec 1, 20122 min read
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