This blog post will contain links to a series of videos with tips and views on dealing with the coronavirus. I’ll update it when I record a new video. Like many of us, I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the enormity of the coronavirus crisis and not sure what I could do to help.
The news is pretty depressing these days. If it’s not coronavirus it’s climate change or Brexit or refugees or bush fires or the economy or cuts to social services or Trump or … well, I could go on but I don’t want to depress you further. It’s hardly surprising that we may feel a sense
My mum passed away earlier this year. I’ve lost people before but (luckily for me, I suppose) this is the first time I’ve lost someone close to me. Although I can’t speak for everyone who’s lost someone, this is what I’ve learned this year: Even when you’re expecting it, it’s still a shock. My mum
Doris Day died this week at the age of 97 (and yes, I know she wasn’t in The Sound of Music). My first thought on hearing this was to call my mum and tell her, before I remembered that she’s gone. My mum was a huge fan of Doris Day (and of musicals generally) and
Sunday is Mothers’ Day. I hope that if you’re reading this you’re planning a lovely day with a mum who loves you and whom you love back and/or a child who loves you and whom you love back. For some, however, this day might be a source of grief or pain rather a source of
On Sunday night I got the call in the middle of the night that all expats (and everyone else, really) dread. My lovely mum had died. It wasn’t really a surprise as she was 83 and had been sick for many years. I’d actually been planning to fly back to see her next week, but
Are you worried about your exams/assignments/studies? Are you stuck in the procrastination trap? Are you trapped by the avoidance delusion? Then this blog post is for you. It’s aimed primarily at students who are anxious about their studies and using avoidance to manage their anxiety, but the principles are equally applicable to other types of
Do you struggle with a self-critical voice, an inner demon who tells you that you’ll never make it, that you’re not good enough, clever enough, thin enough, young enough, whatEVER enough? Last week I wrote about knowing some inspiring people who are seizing the day and changing their lives for the better. Here’s the story of one of them.
Is our identity fixed or fluid? Can we change who we are? How to seize the day, grasp life by the horns, and become your best version of you. It’s Spring! (Or is it?) I originally had a blog post planned for this week about the start of spring. (Those who know me will not
This week it’s Valentine’s Day, so I thought I’d better talk about relationships. One of the things you learn when you start studying couples counselling is that every relationship is different and you have to be careful not to project your view of what a relationship should be onto the couple in front of you.
