Can you Change your Perspective?
It can be easy to fall into a pattern of thinking and getting caught up with it as if it is the only option. Following on from the blog on Tracey Emin (which can be found here) and her ability to…
Tracey Emin talks frankly about cancer
The British artist Tracey Emin has recently shared that her cancer has ‘gone’. (Tracey Emin says bladder cancer is ‘gone’ following major surgeries | The Independent) Emin was diagnosed in the spring of 2020 with a destructive bladder cancer, causing her…
Permission to Hug
Being social is part of human behaviour, as lockdown measures ease this week we are able to be more social and are permitted to hug loved ones again. The challenges we have faced over the past months due to lockdown…
Misogyny and Sexual Harassment
The tragic case of Sarah Everard has prompted a well overdue discussion about women’s safety, men’s behaviour, and has empowered many women to share their own experiences. Why do Men Behave in this Way? It cannot be denied that gender…
Longest night and shortest day; finding resilience and hope
It was the Winter Solstice this week, marking the longest night and shortest day of the year, with the promise of more light to come. Christmas DisappointmentHowever, right now the Nation is reeling from the recent Covid news. I echo…
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse…
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse we’re facing more bleak news about Corona virus and the threat of further lock-downs. How do we stay strong, resilient and positive through this truly awful time? Well sometimes we don’t.…
Don’t underestimate the power of touch
This was a key finding from the world's largest study of touch which revealed results this week, linking positive attitudes to touch with greater well-being and lower levels of loneliness. The global study from BBC Radio 4's All In the…
How do we adapt to change?
Sometimes I feel lost for words for this new uncertain world which is enforcing change and limitation on most of us. This helps me realise we are in a global trauma. When we feel afraid we need to find safety in…
Tackling Racism
Like many sectors of society the therapy profession is reflecting deeply on issues raised by the death of George Floyd in America and the Black Lives Matter movement generally. Those of us who are white-bodied are starting the hard work…
Giving and receiving kindness in Mental Health Awareness Week
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and the trending sentiment is kindness (click this link to watch the Mental Health Foundation's one minute video). This lovely response to the coronavirus emphasises the small acts of care and compassion that are getting us all…
In praise of not taking up a new hobby during lockdown
Amongst the plethora of information flooding our inboxes and the media constantly reminding us that this is a time of unlimited opportunities for self improvement, I find myself writing in praise of ‘being’ as well as ‘doing’, of not being…
Life is Fragile & Precious (a client’s perspective)
How many of us are going about our daily lives right now, calm, with a sense of safety and a feeling of “all is well” ? As a child, I lived in constant fear that close behind me there was…