Politics and Confidence Some readers may well find that the the two words for today’s title do not necessarily go together. In actuality, these are two of the things that are concerning many 16-25 year olds according to a national … Continue reading →
Insidious Self Talk For many people they were brought up with the notion that it was the right thing to do to always speak nicely of people. Children for generations have been told “if you can’t say something nice, say … Continue reading →
The Injustice of Mental Illness I am delighted to have seen that mental health issues are being raised to page one news in this country. I admit, having been a therapist for nearly 28 years, I have seen and heard … Continue reading →
Mental Health Aware Banks I was reading an article today about how some of our high street banks are training their staff in mental health awareness. This would include being aware of people exhibiting the signs of mental health issues, … Continue reading →
Instant Message Anxiety For those of us old enough to remember that before email and instant messaging we had ordinary or what is referred to now as snail mail. When I was a kid, we were given the task to … Continue reading →
Bed Crisis In Mental Health Care There can be no doubt that mental health care should be a major issue that all political parties should be looking very closely at. Indeed, successive governments have promised and failed to fix what … Continue reading →
Take Time For Gratitude In all of our lives we have good days and bad days, problems and solutions, etc, etc. All too often we can become focused and even obsessed by the negative factors in out lives. This negativity … Continue reading →
Happy World Hypnotism Day Well it’s that time of year to don our celebration clothing and go out and ring in another World Hypnotism Day. Actually, I was only kidding about the clothing. Today, is World Hypnotism Day which was … Continue reading →
Our Personal Metaphors Today, I thought I would talk about one of my favourite therapeutic subjects, metaphors. However, unlike the metaphors I generally teach my students, I would like to look at how dreams are our personal metaphors. Like with … Continue reading →
Middle Age Health Crisis Now that the festivities of the holiday season have come to an end, it seems appropriate to write on the recent Public Health England warning for middle aged people. Eight out of Ten people who are … Continue reading →
