I'm thinking about a question received from a client about how to avoid burnout while I sit in the doctor's surgery waiting to have some blood drawn and trying to distract myself. On a list of things I would definitely try to avoid at all costs, having blood taken would feature near the top. Even … [Read more...] about Blood and Burnout
Change
Wanting What You Can’t Have.
Listening to the news that tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce will be in short supply for the foreseeable future, I regret my hubris in giving up chocolate, biscuits, AND cake for Lent when I could have given up salad and taken some pressure off the food chain. I wanted to show solidarity with my … [Read more...] about Wanting What You Can’t Have.
Who Is In For Dinner?
I'm reading the research paper my daughter wrote at the end of her placement year about the impact of parenting on sexual risk-taking in young adults and trying to identify my own style and wondering what it did to my kids. During a conversation while she was working on it she said, rather more … [Read more...] about Who Is In For Dinner?
Spam Filter
My spam filter has a mind of its own which would be concerning under any circumstances but, for reasons best known to itself, has started moving directly into "trash" some of the most relevant and important emails I receive. My favourite substacks, messages from clients about appointment details, … [Read more...] about Spam Filter
Overthinking Everything
My emotional frailties have been disassembled and set in front of me this week through a series of everyday events that have left me wondering what learning I'm supposed to be taking from it all. Things began badly recording the podcast. Pressing "record" I am presented with the usual … [Read more...] about Overthinking Everything