Everywhere you look there seems to be advice to switch off your devices in an effort to find greater peace and balance in our lives, but what if the issue is not so much with the digital world itself but just the way we tend to use it? I'm not in my house and I didn't bring my phone with me so, … [Read more...] about Say No To A Digital Detox
Self Acceptance
In Praise Of Giving Up
It's Easter Sunday and some of you will be celebrating the end of Lent with a feast of chocolate having deprived yourself of something for the past forty days. There is much to be said for self-imposed restriction, but sometimes giving up can have surprisingly positive consequences. Martin has … [Read more...] about In Praise Of Giving Up
Fork Handles
In an effort to amuse the puppy and stop her from barking at mourners milling about at my father-in-law's wake I take my new fork into the garden to dig in the borders and try to remove all traces of the creeping cinquefoil. The puppy sits on the steps and watches, occasionally picking up a scrap … [Read more...] about Fork Handles
Mutually Assured Distraction
What can you do to support people who are feeling sad and worried about the same things that are affecting you? Can we be of much help to someone when we step down into the hole they appear to have fallen into? "I expect everyone is talking about the war," a client says to me in the … [Read more...] about Mutually Assured Distraction
What Do We Learn From Ourselves?
Do self-knowledge and self-compassion help when it comes to controlling emotions? I'm pretty good at dishing out suggestions but am I speaking from a place of self-knowledge, or is it just all theoretical training? I was asked this week to write a piece for businesses that are trying to … [Read more...] about What Do We Learn From Ourselves?