Needing to wake particularly early one morning this week I had a predictably restless nights sleep. Having woken at both midnight and again at three I then embarked upon a vivid dream which began with a previous client of mine writing a phone number on my leg and which culminated in me finding … [Read more...] about Why You Hurt Most When You're In The Middle.
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Why Generalisation Keeps You Unhappy
Walking to get coffee this morning it’s as cold as I can remember. As I move past people with scarves wrapped tightly around their faces and others scraping ice from windscreens I eventually reach the yellow glow of the cafe and feel the rush of warm air as I heave open the door. Waiting at the … [Read more...] about Why Generalisation Keeps You Unhappy
The Three Lives Of Healthy Relationships
Listening to the radio this morning Griff Rhys Jones is talking about a film he has made for the BBC exploring Great Britain. As I listen he expounds a view I have always held hard, that these shores are full of wonder and beauty of which many of us are unaware, never fully appreciate and live in … [Read more...] about The Three Lives Of Healthy Relationships
Some Thoughts On Anxiety
A Facebook friend asked for my thoughts on an article he had read on the subject of anxiety. First, let me tell you a couple of things I have learned from working with people who suffer from anxiety. First, nobody believes much in their own recovery. Anxiety isn’t seen as a jacket we put on … [Read more...] about Some Thoughts On Anxiety
Are You Too Busy To Get Better?
I’ve had better Mondays. After a disappointment came a cancellation, then another one. Sometimes people are just too busy to get better. Rolling around a conversation from my own therapy that morning (it’s part of ethical practice to make sure we therapists sort out our own heads to avoid any … [Read more...] about Are You Too Busy To Get Better?