We seem to be surrounded by sad events and news more than ever these past couple of months.  It can become all too easy to accept this as normal, when of course it isn’t.  So how do we cope? If you have been directly affected by recent events in London and Manchester...

I recently read the poem below and it really resonated with what many clients bring to the therapy room “Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn't, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me......

I am fortunate to work with a many clients who are grieving the loss of a loved one.  I explain to them there is no set timeframe for grief, the love we have doesn’t die with the person, it changes and evolves into something else.  However, on occasion we can become...

I was recently listening to an interview on the radio about how animals are sometimes limited by their environment and it got me thinking… we all know that so many of us aren’t living the life we want because we are living our fears instead. We won’t go for the job we...

Stress Awareness Day So what is stress?  It means so many things to all of us, work, home, family or friend related, Stress can be a positive thing, the surge of adrenalin when we have a deadline to work to can help us to focus on the task at hand. However, when we...

Recently I was driving along and noticed that my wipers weren’t clearing the windscreen as they should.  This continued on and off for a couple of weeks.  I just put up with the windscreen being how it was and when necessary sprayed the windscreen and cleaned it up,...

In case you are wondering about the photo, it is an orange flower bladder cherry blossom, thought that was much nicer than some of the photos I found! Because recently I have been working with a number of clients with bladder issues, sadly this is something that can...

Is Christmas a time of joy for you or a stressed interval you could happily miss out on? We could discuss how it has become so commercialised now, or does religion have a role in our lives, indeed Christmas seems to evoke extreme responses, positive and negative in...

Depression is being talked openly about a lot more, which is a great thing. I am pleased that Coronation Street writers have one of their main, well-loved characters, Steve McDonald showing the early signs of depression and taking the first faltering steps towards...