I’ve just come back from a very cold and frosty walk down to the river and back. The light was beautiful, all orange and yellow, contrasted against a crisp blue sky – everything was glowing and glittering, but also frozen, still…resting, waiting. I got me thinking about New Year resolutions, and this pressure to create yourself anew on the 1 st of January every.single.year…it’s exhausting! Even more so if you’re grieving and processing loss. Winter, and especially January is

For many, Christmas is a time of year that conjures up images of family and friends gathering, parties and shopping, cosy drinks and delicious food. As I write this, I have an idealised image of what this would all look and sound like for me, and then I notice who I have placed in this scene, and that some of them are no longer here. Sound familiar? At Christmas, and other times of cultural celebration, it often highlights who is missing from the table. I think this is partic

I recently attended a networking event full of people from all different kinds of professions and a part of networking is telling people about what you do, and probably more importantly, how you do it. Whenever I get asked what I do for a living, the answer, 'I'm a psychotherapist' elicits all kinds of responses. Some people get really interested and want to know how I work with other people’s pain and distress, and how those people get better. In a nutshell, I support people

Life can be incredibly challenging at times. Illness, loss of work, relationship break ups, and of course, grief, will all test our resilience. But what is resilience exactly? I think this word can be a little tricky, someone in the depths of grief, depression or feeling very anxious might think they are not resilient. I don’t believe this is true though. These are just symptoms of what you are experiencing in your mind and body, they aren’t an indication of weakness. In ther

A short article about the various things we grieve for and the many losses we can feel throughout our lives.