We all know new year’s resolutions don’t work. Probably from our own, personal experience. Yet every year we seem to get swept up in the January frenzy of gym memberships, new eating habits and grand plans to suddenly change every area of our lives. There is usually nothing wrong with our intentions or our motivation. [...]
Why I love my work
I was recently asked to write a guest blog for a wellbeing colleague, who is a massage therapist. She wanted to feature a series of interviews with people who are passionate about their work. Here's what I wrote: What is it that you do? As a counsellor and mindfulness coach, specialising in health, wellness and [...]
Mind the gap
When the Buddha set out his noble truths, which form the basis of Buddhism he established that 1. All is suffering and 2. The cause of suffering is desire. Modern psychology also agrees that it is part of our human nature to always want more. It seems to me that our capitalist and consumerist society [...]
Why your health should be your number one priority
As a counsellor I often ask people I work with what their main priorities are in life and what they would like to focus on. Health is rarely top of the list, if it's even on there at all. I often find myself reminding clients that their health is their number one asset. It is [...]
A mindfulness based approach to counselling
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a counsellor. As a child, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I pictured myself sitting with someone and helping them figure things out in a deeply meaningful way. As I grew up I didn't have a term for [...]
