Four ways therapy can move your life forward
The clocks are about to go forward: a time to bring more daylight into our lives, to shake off seasonal sluggishness, and hopefully go some way to relieving our winter…
Relationships
Valentine’s Day: a chance to learn the art of intimacy
What does Valentine’s Day mean to your relationship? The opportunity to express how you feel through thoughtful, romantic gestures? Or is a cursory card and flowers from a forecourt all…
Crazy little thing called love
Valentines’ Day as we know it has its roots in an ancient Pagan tradition that pre-dates the birth of Christianity. So indeed it is old – but not nearly as…
Reflections on the New Year – a reflection of ourselves
The New Year in all its glory has once again, graced us. Yet for all the celebrations, in reality, it is a time people either tend to love or hate.…
The Wrong Side of the Rainbow
At the age of 16 years old, Judy Garland, after years of preparation and grooming by both her family and MGM studios, burst onto the film scene with the musical…
Life Is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans…
Over the last few weeks, I have been really in the thick of it in terms of endings, changes and new beginnings. Strictly speaking, all of life is about this…
Thoughts for fathers: how do men deal with emotion?
A friend of mine told me recently that his father – with whom he had a very close relationship – had drawn away from showing him much physical affection when…
The Importance Of Marking Anniversaries
The Jubilee celebrations mean that anniversaries are in the collective consciousness this week. These particular celebrations are, for many, a chance to put aside the doom and gloom of the…
What Are The Five Love Languages?
Are you struggling to maintain intimacy and love in your long-term relationship? It could all be down to the language you’re speaking and what’s important to you and your partner.…
The perfect relationship? Time to reflect on Mother’s Day
The relationship between a mother and child isn’t always an easy one. During pregnancy and early childhood, it’s the closest relationship possible. But as a child grows, however close you…