Consultant Counselling & Coaching Psychologist
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Being mindful of change can help us manage change better. Every September, I watch parents run after excited school children to the pedestrian crossing from my home-office window. Some families cautiously approach the school gates, anticipating the change that awaits after a leisurely summer. Others are buoyant with enthusiasm – ready for change! Occasionally, I …
September is here. I used to love the first of September, as it was the first day of spring when I was a child growing up in the southern hemisphere. We got to have a non-uniform day at school, and the promise of summer was in the air. Now, living in the northern hemisphere, I …
Happy New… February! It is February the 1st. Christmas seems such a long way away – and New Year’s Eve and Those Resolutions is for most of us a bit of a vague memory. Or is it? If you have done the following things, you might be one of the few who are feeling rather …
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” – Abraham Lincoln Resilience is not only a learned trait, but is often the result of an individual’s reaction to life’s circumstances: that being adversity or power. These circumstances can be challenges that might be perceived as …
When I use the term “resilience” I like to refer to the ability people have of restoring shape and even become better after they received a knock from life. Like a little rubber squash ball that flattens out against the wall if it has been hit hard, it regains shape and bounces back, ready …