A different Valentines Day……..
As Valentine’s Day approaches this weekend, I suspect it will feel very different to many? There will be those who will not be able to see their loved one, there will be those who have seen far too much of Read more
A different view…….
As the sense of groundhog days continue, this lockdown is certainly taking its toll on many people’s mental health. Perhaps it’s the fact that it’s coupled with the dreariness of January, the continual reporting of doom & gloom and the Read more
Groundhog Days…..
I don’t know about you, but last week when I realised that “total lockdown” (whatever that is) had actually only been going for a week, I felt a little downhearted to say the least? My working life means that I Read more
Gentle January
2021, a New Year, a new vaccine, a time to be hopeful but at the same time a struggle to remain optimistic with talks of another national lockdown and more severe restrictions in place. So I could talk about how Read more
Christmas punctuation….or lack of it?
I don’t know about you but I feel decidedly un-Christmassy right now and those who know me, know that this is unheard of! As you’ve probably gathered, I am a positive person on the whole and both personally and professionally, Read more
When the going gets tough…..
The tough just like everyone else want to lie down in a darkened room, head under the pillow, eating copious amounts of chocolate, drinking wine and wallowing in self pity! Well, not everyone OBVIOUSLY but right at the moment, I Read more
An opportunity for change?
As we hurtle towards Christmas, we are still in a place of great uncertainty. Will we be able to see loved ones? Will we be allowed to travel? How will we manage financially? What will it be like if we Read more
Just BLURGH……..
As we continue to navigate lockdown 2 I am having very similar conversations with my clients most days and they usually start with “I just don’t know why I feel so…..flat/tired/anxious/angry/upset/worn out?” It seems that we felt, perhaps naively, that Read more
Here we go again……
So…..as we head towards another lockdown, I’m hearing lots of mixed feelings from my clients and friends. There are those who feel it is entirely necessary in fact, they feel it’s not tough enough, there are those who think we Read more
Acceptance or Anger?……….Coping with the next 6 months
So, this week has seen additional changes to our every day lives again. To make matters more confusing the changes are different depending on where you live and to be quite honest with you, I’m struggling to keep up with Read more