The world is full of uncertainty at the moment. At the time of writing, we are in the thick of the coronavirus outbreak. Understandably it's

Why do I specialise in psychological trauma? The answer is a very personal one and one that is explained through a childhood memory below. I have no recollec...

On world mental health day, I wrote about training your brain to look of the positive side of life. From my understandings and beliefs, it’s no surprise to m...

If your British upbringing was anything like mine, this familiar expression is filled with childhood memories, yelling it at the funny dressed characters in ...

'Mummy come and see my drawings, I was inspirated!' Aren’t these types of phrases from kids great? Often summing up emotion of a situation much better than c...

Fear can be sneaky! Life is going along quite nicely; it may not be exactly what you want but on the whole things are good. And then, BOOM! You are struck by...

If you looked at me would you know that it doesn't take much (in certain situations) to feel extremely anxious? Being a counsellor I'm supposed to have my st...

Shame is that squirming, deeply painful feeling when we think we have done something ‘wrong’ or foolish. Up until recently I thought it was a ‘negative’ thin...

Aggressive behaviour can be good for you? I know I was taken aback when that idea was presented to me in my trauma training. The conditioned part of me that ...

I’m coming to the end of reading ‘How Not To Be A Boy’ by Robert Webb. Every now and again I read a book which changes my perception on things. Occasionally ...