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In this article, we identify seven steps to help you find the therapist that is more likely to meet your needs.
Read MoreThinking of the generations of mothers... past, present and future... on this mother's day ....
buttered toast and clothes warmed by the fire on a winter’s morning
the pain of adolescence felt
the posy of flowers at my bedside as I nurse a broken heart
long distance phone calls to share news of adventures
Read MoreRegardless of the type of relationship, if we want it to work we have to put the time in.
The more we 'show up', the more we get out of the experience.
But what does 'showing up' really mean?
Read MoreMore than two years ago my father died. His death was the long slow decline of old age. It was as if over time his body gradually stopped working. Over the years and months, we sat with him, shared stories with him, cared for him as the end came closer.
He planned his funeral nominating music and the party that would follow. We talked about how he wanted Mum to be looked after.
But we never talked about how much we would miss each other. Instead we argued!
Read MoreAs a working mother, there are frequently moments when I feel stretched. Whilst I have the privilege of running my own business and within that dictating my own hours, life doesn’t always go to plan.
The question I often sit with is…”how do I make all of this work and still feel whole?” And at the end of the day, I am struck by it all coming down to the quality of the moments throughout the busyness of life.
Read MoreSo I lost my nerve with my writing. It has been months since I have pondered my experience of the world on the page. Something about ‘that is not how it is done’ became a bigger voice than I could battle. So rather than battling, I let it have its rein for a while. I sat with it, I wondered and I discovered a little wounded part of self, who believed she was never good enough. We became friends, we played games, and rather than trying to convince each other who was right and who was wrong, we eventually chose to accept one another for all of the messiness and the incompleteness that we are.
Read MoreWholebody Focusing can transform your life. If you would like to learn more about how this practice can help you feel empowered, more satisfied in your relationships and more engaged in life, watch this short 2 minute video...
Read MoreIn our work we are constantly inspired by incredible growth and transformation that can happen in client's lives. This month we invited our newsletter subscribers to submit their stories of growth. With the hope that these stories may inspire you and others, we are publishing a selection of these stories to our blog.
But then, by chance we came across this incredible resource, that is offering a similar collective of inspiration, but on a much larger scale...be touched, be inspired, educate yourself and others, check out...The Mighty...
Read MoreThis morning I received a text ...“Mum, I have my first pimple, I am growing up!”.
Now let me put this in context, this text is from our youngest child, who is at that moment is upstairs, in her bedroom, and it is 7am!
I bound upstairs, and I am invited to inspect the blemish on her cheek – no it does not appear to be a mosquito bite, nor an allergy spot, yes I confirm it does appear to be a full blown pimple.
With delight, our child proudly confides that this is truly evidence of her development.
I share in her excitement, as I look about her room filled with soft toys and pink…and I note for a moment, I am able to sit with both the joy and grief of motherhood...
Read MoreThis weekend past, it was my school reunion. Now whilst that might not seem like anything significant, quite a few decades on, there was a lot to reflect on.
You see I was a boarder sent to a city school from the country at 12 years old. Only getting to go home on the holidays or the occasional long weekend, I essentially grew up at high school. At the reunion I met up again with the people that had grown me up – my fellow students.
Reflecting on the stories shared on the night, I realize now the huge impact we all had upon one another.
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