A friend of mine was facing a tough decision recently. She was offered a great job with good money and the chance to live in a hot, sunny country. Easy, right? No so for my friend. She’s just started in counselling and has realised her default way of coping is to leave (or in her […]
I’d just got home from work and it came on in a flash. I couldn’t breathe and my heart was beating so hard it hurt. My legs were shaking and all I wanted to do was run. But I didn’t run because I knew what it was. It had been happening for weeks. Every time […]
In counselling I work with clients every day to achieve both long and short term goals. The same question always comes up; how to get motivated and how to stay motivated? We know motivation is key to changing or overcoming anything but often we think of it as something were born with or not.From what […]
There’s a lot of talk about the power of positive thinking and if you’re dealing with something difficult it can be tempting to think that’s the solution. But if you’ve ever tried it, you’ll know it’s not that simple. Like negative thinking, positive thinking brings its own problems. Here, I’ll reveal an alternative I use […]
I had the chance to go on a trip to Hong Kong recently. Amazing! You might be thinking. I wasn’t so sure. I had no time to plan and it was way out of my comfort zone – I’d barely got my head around it by the time we were on the plane. Part of […]
My friend’s cat, Tilly, had kittens yesterday. I was there to enjoy it all – a beautiful event. Mum and all four babies are fine and well but I couldn’t say the same for my friend. She was anxious before, during and after the birth, so I went round to see her this morning. She […]
Most of you know the iconic ‘Choose Life’ speech from thefirst Trainspotting film:- “Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television Choose your future. Choose life . . . But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life: I […]