As much as we try to be our own counsellor and coach, sometimes we need some extra help. Some people think, though, that even if you’re struggling, you really shouldn’t need a counsellor if you’ve got good friends. What do you think? My article below explores the differences between friends and counsellors and looks at how distinct their…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a devastating illness which drives sufferers, and their family and friends, to despair. Although professional help from an appropriate therapist is often needed, and I would actively encourage this, there is an excellent ‘Four Step Self-Help Method’ which I wanted to share with you and which will aid management and recovery. It also helps us all to…
How we manage and cope with life greatly determines how successful and happy our lives will be. People cope in various ways but we can all observe that there are both positive and negative styles of coping. How well do you cope with life? Which style of coping do you tend towards? If you’d like to read more about…
“The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And…
You’re walking down a hospital corridor and the woman ahead of you spills some coffee on the polished floor as she meanders unsteadily along. You glance down as you walk past it and think: ‘That’s an accident waiting to happen, someone should really do something about that.’ The street light in your neighbourhood has stopped working. A few…
I wonder if you ever think that others feel as you do? When you go about your daily life and events occur which make you feel sad, happy, or despairing do you imagine that others feel these emotions exactly as you do? When your partner angers you or you feel defeated at work and you…
Not everyone looks forward to this time of year. In fact, some people actively dread it. I wrote the article below for those who find this a difficult and sad time of year and who feel lonely at Christmas – I hope it helps a little. You are not alone. As the holiday season approaches not everyone…
Today I’d like to share with you an article I have just written about keeping a journal and the value of doing this. Particularly if you struggle with difficult feelings and emotions then ‘writing them out’ could be really helpful. See if you think it could work for you: There is something special about writing words onto…
This week I’d like to direct you to one of my recently published articles. It reminds us that no matter how badly we feel about ourselves, and how difficult life is, it’s important to know, and keep remembering, that we can develop the inner strength to cope with the life that we actually have. And more than…
In setting up this site I wanted to offer any help I could to support and enable you to be your own counsellor and coach. I aim to share some books which I hope you will find helpful, alongside my own thoughts and articles. I really value any feedback that you have to offer, any…