Gentle reflections on therapy, relationships, personal stories, and life journeys.

The procrastination demon

Aren’t the stories we tell ourselves, and how they shape our behaviour, interesting? I promised myself that I would come back to writing a regular blog this year, and yet every time I consider getting going, I keep hearing the response…

How on earth is it December already?

It would appear to be December... It's that time of year again when I start asking myself where on earth the year has gone to. I know I'm far from being alone in this experience, so I thought I'd talk about it here a little, just in case…

A Mother’s Love – Part 4

Hello there. It is fabulous to see that you have chosen to join me here for this next instalment of my blog. If you are new here, I would like to extend a very warm welcome.  I hope you enjoy your time here with me. And if this is a return…

A mother’s love – Part 3

Hello again fellow journeyer. As I start my writing today, I find myself wondering how you are, as you meet me on this page and how my words may land with you today. I am currently sat in my back garden, having constructed a cobbled together…

A mother’s love – part 2

So, last month it felt like I left you very abruptly. I want to apologise if this caused you any discomfort or frustration.  It was not my intention to end in what felt like the middle of my story, and neither was it my design to leave you…

A mother’s love

***Trigger warning!!! This post may pose a challenging read for anyone who has experienced abuse, emotional neglect, or more generally experienced a negative relationship with a parent (particularly a mother). I’m not going to beat about…

A Year From the Bin

It’s early, early morning on the 19th March. I step out of the patio doors at the back of the house and into a frost encrusted garden.  The sun, which is rising to the front of my home, is tinting the world a gentle ochre hue.  It makes…

Tossing and turning is bad for your health

It is World Sleep Day this Friday, and as sleep is often a highly underestimated factor in maintaining good health, I thought it might be useful to jump on here and have a chat about it. In this fast paced society that we live in, where we…

Why is self-care week even a thing?

This week has been self-care week, which depresses me somewhat. The fact that we need an awareness week to encourage people to take good care of themselves, says something significant about the toxic narratives that we are surrounded by in…

Watch where you step

Mindfulness has been a bit of a buzz word in the health and healing sector for many years now.  People have attributed all sorts of spectacular effects to having a regular practice. Often when people get introduced to the concept of mindfulness,…