Our first Grid retreat is a success
News from our first Grid retreat where we work on helping people construct healthy and deeply fulfilling lives that encourage their best expression.
How to connect better with loved ones
5 ways to nurture emotional connections in your relationships Sometimes the people we love most and, those who love us, can get into a downward spiral in our relationships. We can feel them slipping away in spite of effort to connect better with them on an emotional level. In such instances instead of love being…
Valentine’s Day for all – inviting greater self-love and self-knowledge
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…
Facing and dealing with anxiety
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…
How to take care of you: stay well, be happy and feel the life that’s in you and all around you
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…
Open your eyes and see what is
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…