December 17, 2016
A fox killed Tom’s rabbit. I know it’s just the way that nature works but the pain of losing a loved pet is not dulled by some notional idea of insignificance. Loss is loss. A few years ago I worked with a lady who arrived distressed and in a very low state. Early exchanges revealed […]
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December 10, 2016
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 myself in […]
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December 3, 2016
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 […]
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November 30, 2016
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 […]
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November 30, 2016
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 […]
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