Martin is round for dinner when his phone rings. It’s a friend back in rehab for maybe the 25th time, calling to say hello. He should be at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting but he slid out and he’s in the pub. It’s hard to hear what he’s saying because it’s noisy and, anyway, his speech […]
How A Children’s Book Helps Us Understand Emotions
In the children’s book “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt” a family trudge their way through mud, snow and water in the search for a bear who lives in a cave. Unable to avoid the difficult hazards which lay at every turn they press on through all of them until they finally discover the bear, […]
Is Social Media Making Us Miserable?
It’s been a typical first week back at work. A couple of clients call to say they are sick and need to rearrange, then a new client doesn’t show up, which happens more often than you’d think. People call me when they feel very low and then, if much time passes between them making the […]
Why Simplicity Is The Best New Year Resolution
Every year, in the quiet space between Christmas and New Year, I clear my desk and tidy my inbox. This might not sound like a momentous event but, when you enjoy a degree of chaos like I do, telling yourself it is a freedom you allow your creative soul, it becomes necessary to occasionally take […]
The Only Resolution You Need
Enjoying the last days of the holiday, drinking a coffee and listening to “Pick Of The Week” on R4 a few days ago there was a clip of the late parliamentarian Tony Benn talking about his political career. He made an observation which, for me, reverberated widely and deeply. He described how there are two […]
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