Whatever The Weather

Whatever you are going through today - this is your encouragement to keep going. I climbed Mt Kilimanjaro for my 40th birthday. It was a...

Did you know that the butterfly has to fight to leave it's cocoon? It isn't an easy process. The butterfly has to create a tiny hole that...

Asking for help is the bravest thing anyone can do. Getting in touch with a counsellor is never a sign of weakness. It is a sign of great...

As the leaves on the trees fall to the ground it's a really good season to consider the importance of 'letting go'. Thousands of years...

Being fearful can sometimes be healthy - think of the necessary care you take crossing the road, or handling a hot pan for example. But...

C0unselling is Courageous. Please don't ever think, having counselling means you are weak, it's absolutely the opposite. To ask for...

Funerals stir up lots of emotions, memories and deep thoughts about our very own being. Grieve however you need to. Feel the sadness....

A boundary is a limit or space between you and the other person; a clear place where you begin and the other person ends. In order to...

I'm extremely mindful during this period of mourning for the Queen, the triggers it can create for own grief. It can stir up past...

Can we fix it? We can't fix other people that's for sure. We don't have the power to change anyone but ourselves. Can we fix the problems...

It's ok to struggle. It's ok to find something hard. It's ok to reach out for help. Let's be kinder to ourselves and not let that inner...

It's ok...not to be ok. Nobody is happy 100% of the time. We all have a wealth of emotions that we experience and that's the very essence...

The only thing we have control over in this world is ourselves. We can't change anyone else. But we can change ourselves. And that in...

For many today is GCSE results day. And I know in my own household, that it is bringing up all kinds of emotions, interestingly from...

Imagine you have a heavy bag of old clothes. You take them with you everywhere with you. The clothes remind you so much of your past,...

This really made me smile today. Whilst counselling can't offer you 2 million dollars, it can offer you a safe space to tell your story....

It's important for ourselves - and in turn others - that we take some time to rest. To refill. To recharge. To recover To reaccess. You...

I'm not sure I can put this any better than Brene Brown. But I'm learning slowly and surely to fight the urge to always 'fit in'. Imagine...

For me our mental health journey is just like a weather forecast. Today the weather is dangerously hot and we're advised to stay inside....