My dog's requirement for medication to be taken thirty minutes before breakfast has given me the perfect opportunity for an early start with my procrastination. As the wind and rain howl outside, I get up to make myself a cup of tea and return to bed with Daisy's tablets where I stay for longer … [Read more...] about How To Procrastinate Effectively
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How To Make Decisions
My daughter, returning to university in a few weeks, is trying to choose a new duvet and makes the mistake of asking for my advice. Our neurodivergence makes decisions more difficult and creates anxiety around change, so deciding on new bedding might appear straightforward but instead, we tie one … [Read more...] about How To Make Decisions
Trying To Finish
When I did the Belbin psychometric test to find out which team role I play most effectively, I remember less about my results and more of a jealous feeling related to people who were “Completer Finishers”. Everything tidy and settled is beyond me and consequently annoying. I think I was a … [Read more...] about Trying To Finish
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
The Metaphorical Garden
I find myself walking across sun-drenched fields alone with the dogs and overcome with feelings of freedom and elation I can't recall experiencing too often. Through the vineyards, with green in every direction, I wonder when exactly I awoke to the joy of being outside. My mother was a … [Read more...] about The Metaphorical Garden