Habits for mental health take shape in the ordinary choices of each day. These reflections explore movement, stillness and connection with nature as parts of a flourishing life. Habits for mental health in everyday life People come to counselling because they are hurting. Something has gone awry. A relationship ends, a career stalls, health declines.
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Faith without belief asks whether trust can remain when certainty falls away. These reflections consider aging, vulnerability and the challenge of facing our mortality. Faith without belief in the face of uncertainty One of the challenges of growing older is dealing with the panic that comes with time’s passing. The days might be long, but
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Perfect Days invites us to notice the quiet dignity of an ordinary life. Hirayama’s routines offer a reflection on contentment, care and the wonder within each day. What Perfect Days reveals about everyday life Hirayama is not a hero. He is not an allegorical figure who represents the plight of everyman. He is a plain
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I heard someone complain once: “I want my friends to listen and my therapist to give my advice. But it turns out, my therapist listens and my friends give me advice.” This observation raises questions about the role of therapists in relation to friendship. What we seek in friendships – understanding, sympathy, solidarity – is
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Understanding the inner logic of burn-out I notice a pattern among clients who suffer from burn-out. In the clutch of demanding responsibilities, people fear that everything will collapse without their involvement. Duties wither their spirits, but they cannot shirk their tasks. “My children need me,” they might say. “The team will cease to function without
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Choosing the right therapist for your needs Finding the right therapist can be a tricky business. It’s hard to know where to start. If you have never been to counselling, there may be a plethora of questions about the format, the length of treatment, cost, and insurance coverage. Therapeutic modalities can be baffling. More importantly,
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Simplicity, sufficiency and the limits of more I meet clients who come to therapy when they are hanging by a thread. Their careers are unforgiving, academic pressures unrelenting. Parents are walloped by the rigours of child-rearing; others are worn thin caring for aging parents. Responsibilities multiply, but the hours remain few. Despite a profusion of duties,
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Nature and mental health meet in the simple experience of noticing the world around us. This harbour-side reflection explores belonging, stillness and the relief of a wider perspective. Nature and mental health in an ordinary city moment I am standing by the harbour, peering past the sailboats and skycrapers into the mountains in the distance.
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Inner conflict can leave us caught between what we know and what we feel. These reflections explore competing commitments, self-dialogue and the possibility of integration. Working with inner conflict rather than against it In my clinical practice, I often meet clients who are at odds with themselves, caught between one commitment and another. They wrestle
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Living through the season with seasonal affective disorder Festive lights during the holiday season brighten up the long cold nights, but the shorter days can dampen our moods and spoil our outlook. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is the common name for a subtype of depressive disorder. The northern hemisphere sees fewer hours of daylight during the
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