My daughter, returning to university in a few weeks, is trying to choose a new duvet and makes the mistake of asking for my advice. Our neurodivergence makes decisions more difficult and creates anxiety around change, so deciding on new bedding might appear straightforward but instead, we tie one another up in knots of perpetual […]
Trying To Finish
When I did the Belbin psychometric test to find out which team role I play most effectively, I remember less about my results and more of a jealous feeling related to people who were “Completer Finishers”. Everything tidy and settled is beyond me and consequently annoying. I think I was a “Plant” or a “Resource […]
Self-Promotion For The Awkward
You know that old physics question, “If a tree falls in a lonely forest and there is no animal near to hear it, does it make a sound?” It occurs to me that hot on the heels of this well-known philosophical conundrum is perhaps another, less familiar, which asks, “Are therapists bad at self-promotion or […]
The Metaphorical Garden
I find myself walking across sun-drenched fields alone with the dogs and overcome with feelings of freedom and elation I can’t recall experiencing too often. Through the vineyards, with green in every direction, I wonder when exactly I awoke to the joy of being outside. My mother was a dedicated gardener. The long narrow patch […]
Who Are You Doing It For?
There’s an account on TikTok that belongs to a songwriter who often communicates disappointment and disillusionment at the paltry views and streams he receives. His songs are quite nice but that isn’t really what interests me. I played some of his videos to my daughter who immediately felt sorry for him but pulled no punches […]
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