November 13, 2023
Empathy really does matter… and it’s certainly not a case of, you either have it or you don’t. Believe it or not, empathy can be learned, and anyone who can balance empathy and compassion, with logic and reason, really has it made! Empathy is an […]
October 13, 2023
As stress levels skyrocket in our lives, there is a growing call to heal the “human condition”. More people are now depending less on modern medicine, finding greater solace in meditation, therapies and mindfulness. The human condition is so-called, as it relates to our past […]
September 11, 2023
My three-year-old nephew developed, over the summer, the most adorable way of asking us, “Are you OK?” With that beautiful little inflexion in his voice, as he articulates his words of concern, he brings nothing but absolute joy into our lives! If we could step […]
August 16, 2023
The summer holiday season is when we can look forward to taking that much-needed annual break. It is also the ideal time to carry out our annual LIFE AUDIT. So, forget about the new year as the time to make any resolutions: the practice of […]
July 17, 2023
My home is like a shrine to hobbies, games and toys, both past and present – once nicknamed, The Child Catcher (horror of horrors!) a good while back, this was, thankfully soon after, changed to The Pied Piper (much nicer!) – and my study is […]
June 18, 2023
The SAS motto and Del Boy’s favourite saying, “He who dares, wins!” They say it’s only fools & horses that work – well, how about playing some games? The name of the game? LIFE …..a very simple game, just so long as you follow the […]
May 19, 2023
Research shows that people who have a good relationship with their therapist get the most out of therapy. The ideal is that you like (even to go so far as to say, enjoy) talking with your therapist and feel as though your therapist likes talking […]
April 20, 2023
Apologising is how we co-exist as imperfect human beings. Yet few of us know how to do it well or non-defensively. We immediately turn to excuses, justifications and reasons why we were provoked. Recent research into power, trust and corruption has led to the unearthing […]
March 21, 2023
As we see the first day of spring on the horizon, it’s interesting to find the month of Ramadan, this year, also starting in the same week, both representing new beginnings. 23rd March may be the anniversary of lockdown, so exorcising the nightmare thing forever, […]
February 20, 2023
In these days of “kiss & tell”, there are over-talkers everywhere! …..but saying less actually gets you more ……so, let’s press that mute button, shall we? We live in a world that doesn’t just encourage over-talking, it practically demands it, where success is measured by […]