Mental Health, Mindfulness and Life Reflections
The Danger of Deep Listening
As a counselling therapist, I listen to people everyday. It’s a demanding skill that requires constant practice. Listening is the…
In Praise of Mortal Coil
Shakespeare described the human form as a “mortal coil” that we shuffle off in death. For Hamlet, life is a…
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
When set in the very midst of troubles one should say: Perchance some day the memory of this sorrow will…
The Misuses of Mindfulness
Mindfulness has enjoyed a stellar career in the last 30 years. Rooted in Buddhist meditation, mindfulness is now widely practiced in…
Living a Beautiful Life: Habits for Mental Health
People come to counselling because they are hurting. Something has gone awry. A relationship ends, a career stalls, health declines.…
Each Day I Begin Again
There was a time when birthdays were about cakes, balloons, grainy photographs of toothless children. A while later, birthdays were…
Faith without Belief: How to Face the Terror of Living
One of the challenges of growing older is dealing with the panic that comes with time’s passing. The days might…
Boys, Toys, and the Middle Passage
A man reaches middle age. Half his life is behind him. The slip of vanishing days catch him in panic.…
Living Our Perfect Days
Hirayama is not a hero. He is not an allegorical figure who represents the plight of everyman. He is a…