Sometimes the people we love most and, those who love us, can get into a downward spiral in our relationships. In such instances instead of love being shared, love is often being drained and eroded. How can this be? The person in question may well have been someone we could not wait to spend time…
Contemplating self-love Whether you get swept up in the red hearts and roses or decide to go against them, there is no denying it – February invites us to contemplate love and closeness in all its forms. While Western culture tends to celebrate the nobleness of giving and sharing romantic love, at its core love…
I’ve been asked my by colleague and friend Kenneth Clifford to contribute to his blog and the Portsmouth counselling practice with a series of blogs on either neuroscience or anxiety. You can see I chose something far more practical. 4-5 people in my annual leadership programme of 40 candidates faces and struggles with anxiety in…
I’ve had a busy crunch period of work the last few months. It has been demanding mentally and physically to juggle a job, book, articles, appearances and dear ones not to mention carve out a bit of me time. My schedule literally did not allow for much flexibility. When your work is a product for…
We live in a world telling us to find bliss and fulfilment. London Time Out this week ran a cover in black and white entitled ‘How to change your life’. Now common! If you really needed to change your life, I seriously hope you’d be on some therapist’s sofa questioning all your life’s choices up…