July 9, 2025
In increasingly uncertain times, it’s easy to become weighed down by what feels like relentless misery and doom, but research shows that being mindful of what you feel grateful to have in your life is a great way to mitigate feelings of existential threat. Research has found the following benefits result from a consistent gratitude […]
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February 9, 2025
During a breakthrough with a technically minded client involving mapping the debilitating steps of OCD into a flow chart to mimic a domestic hot water system, he appeared increasingly enthusiastic. These moments, when someone who might have struggled for so long, arrives at a point of clarity, are a gift. I observe but I’m no […]
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November 10, 2024
Awakening from a nightmare in which someone gets away with a series of heinous crimes and I end up in prison for several years despite having done nothing wrong, I am conscious that I can’t feel my legs. As I gradually come to, it becomes clear that 27 kilos of prime Labrador is lying across […]
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September 15, 2024
I was reminded this week of an old joke that a colleague of mine used to tell. A man goes into a branch of WH Smith and asks the young lady behind the counter, ‘Do you keep stationery?’ To which she replies, ‘Yes, until the very last minute when I go absolutely wild.’ It wasn’t […]
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September 1, 2024
I have been hurtling towards another birthday and, although I can’t be sure they’re related, a renewed interest in meditation, mindfulness and yoga has featured more prominently in my life. ‘I always imagined ‘Downward Facing Dog’ to be a straightforward pose,’ I tell my daughter. She looks at me and shakes her head. I begin […]
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