My therapist reaches into an old A4 envelope for my notes down at the side of his chair wedged between whichever book he's reading and a travel mug I have never seen him sip from. These beginnings always take an age, a ritual of sorts. While he shuffles pages into order I look out of the … [Read more...] about Why Every Therapist Needs A Therapist
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I Am Not The Doer
In the mid-eighties, I went on holiday to Corfu with my friend Adam. It was the first time I had flown and the first time I felt consciously out of control. Late one Friday the 13th as the plane sped down the runway towards take-off I thought to myself, "My body has never travelled at this … [Read more...] about I Am Not The Doer
Why Screen Time Hurts You More Than Your Kids
I wrote this post a few years ago but it seemed a good time to publish it as I’m helping my son and his girlfriend move into their first house this weekend which means I don’t have the time I usually have to write, and I’m thinking a lot about what a joyful life it’s been watching my kids grow up … [Read more...] about Why Screen Time Hurts You More Than Your Kids
Self-Promotion For The Awkward
You know that old physics question, "If a tree falls in a lonely forest and there is no animal near to hear it, does it make a sound?" It occurs to me that hot on the heels of this well-known philosophical conundrum is perhaps another, less familiar, which asks, "Are therapists bad at … [Read more...] about Self-Promotion For The Awkward
Holding It Together
There's a column in The New York Times entitled "How I Hold It Together" in which writers from the paper list six things that they find helpful when they are feeling anxious and stressed. It's unlikely that I will ever be a columnist for The New York Times but I don't see why I should have to … [Read more...] about Holding It Together