Are you feeling very overwhelmed right now? It has been a very difficult couple of years with Covid, Lockdowns, and now War in the Ukraine. It can feel that there is constant overwhelming bad news in our lives. It helps to make some time away from the news and social media. Create space in your Continue reading »

“Relationships are all there is. Everything else in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone”.  Margaret J. Wheatley We are all flawed, feeling human beings and in every relationship we will feel disappointed and Continue reading »

If you are reading this now you are looking for answers to how you are feeling (maybe it is acute anxiety) or you wish to solve a problem in your life. (Maybe you are feeling very low, misunderstood, depressed and don’t know where to go from here). The next step would be stepping out of Continue reading »

There is one resolution we can give ourselves this year and that is compassion. We can all relate to each other over Covid 19 and now Omicron. How it has kept us from our families and loved ones. We have felt isolated, unable to plan and follow social activities with the usual ease. We may Continue reading »

I see more clients with “Burnout” now than I have in the last few years. COVID-19 has exacerbated a 75% job burnout rate. Burnout isn’t generally acknowledged. It isn’t recognized under a medical category. A doctor would diagnose depression or chronic fatigue or acute stress disorder. During Covid-19 the main stressors have been: COVID Personal Continue reading »

PHENOMENAL WOMAN Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my Continue reading »

After the year (2020) we have had, it is time to show yourself some self-compassion and not ask too much of yourself. Not to feel guilty if you haven’t achieved what you had hoped or aimed for. Not to beat yourself up or listen to your own self-criticism. Acknowledge, validate and accept you are suffering. Continue reading »

“When there is a hill to climb waiting won’t make it smaller” Anon Your life may not be working out for you at present. You are struggling with anger, anxiety, and there maybe irrational outbursts that you can’t explain. Are you struggling to trust people, to keep friends, or have a relationship. It could be Continue reading »

Psychological distress can be overwhelming. Anger, unable to think clearly or being irritable are signs of anxiety and Trauma. Some people may react by completely shutting down their feelings, becoming remote and closed off from others. During this time, the brain is unable to process the information normally. There maybe a distressing memory, or feelings Continue reading »

  The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was yourself. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger Continue reading »