Imagine being in overwhelm and someone asks you, “How are you feeling today?” You may pause… then reach for the same handful of words. “I’m fine.” “I’m stressed.” “I’m tired.” Now imagine they ask, “If your mood had a colour today, what would it be?” As a therapist, I often help clients become more aware...
On 12th June, my beloved dog Puffle died suddenly and unexpectedly. I wasn’t sure whether to write about this. Grief is deeply personal, and part of me wondered whether it belonged in a professional blog. But so many of the people I work with are living with loss of one kind or another. If sharing...
Hope is more than wishful thinking. It’s a quiet energy — and it’s something we can actually practise. A client said something to me recently that’s stayed with me. We’d been working together for a while through some heavy ground of loneliness and loss of identity, and one day he realised that he was making...
There’s a word that’s been coming up lately that felt like I needed to talk about: collaborate. I looked up the meaning (thanks AI!) and thought it was from Latin — I was right. It comes from collaborare: com, meaning together, and laborare, meaning to work or to toil. To labour together. There’s something...
This is my monthly blog where I talk with someone who has gone through a bad time, a significant change or difficult decision. I wanted a space so that people can share their experience and hopefully pass on some of the learning from this, in order to help others. What I know from the work...
As we move into March, I’ve been reflecting on change. The slow shift of seasons. The heaviness of the news. Changes in my own work. All has had an impact — both inside and out. On my focus. My sense of autonomy. My energy. And I’m seeing this in the people I work with too....
Returning to the Basics Lately, I’ve been learning something new—not just to deepen my own practice, but to support others in a more grounded, intentional way. I’m training to teach mindfulness in a group setting, and it’s taking me right back to the basics. Not just knowing about mindfulness, but really embodying it. There is...
I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at the aspects of life that weave into our mind body and spirit – what helps us and what keeps us stuck. How do we connect with ourself and others – what are the aspects of being human that can help us navigate today’s digital world where...
This month, I went through something I never expected to experience: identity theft. A scareware pop-up on my laptop led me into the hands of scammers. They took control of my device and withdrew money fraudulently. (I’m currently working with Action Fraud and the bank to resolve it.) Beyond the financial impact, the part that...
Do you feeling alone more than you’d like? There are seasons in life. We grow up, find our feet, build careers, form partnerships, raise families. We do what’s expected. But then — somewhere in midlife — the questions start to bubble up: “Is this really it?” “What actually matters now?” “Who’s still with me… and...
