Talking is healthy. Talking about difficult, sensitive topics can help us unpick and work through complex issues. In light of the Harvey Weinstein revelation, a conversation about sexual abuse is now happening far and wide. Opening Pandora's box can be a positive thing, many people have felt compelled to express their experiences, many perpetrators are [...]
Have you ever felt capable of anything at a given moment in your life? Ever experienced a clarity in your resolve that you thought was never humanly possible? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then you probably lived through a Flow experience. According to Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the concept of [...]
Last week I wrote about trying to meditate every day with my boyfriend (it didn’t go well!). This week I want to share with you my experience of attending a 10-day silence meditation retreat in Yangon, Myanmar. For many, the scary part of that sentence is: SILENT. And by silent, I mean no talking, no [...]
I’ve always been in good health for as far as I can remember. I come from a very big family – we’re two brothers and three sisters – and from a very young age our father encouraged us to engage in sports, from football to running and ping pong to simply exercise at home with [...]
I’ve heard of mindfulness and have been curious about it for a long time, but I’ve never practised it. Like many people, I’ve dabbled in meditation, seeking some kind of peace and relaxation from the stress of everyday life. I heard that mindfulness was different. That it could teach you how to take a step [...]
With colder temperatures, darker days and nights that seem never ending, it’s not uncommon to feel a little down during autumn and winter. Until recent years, the phenomenon affectionately called the winter blues hasn't been given the attention it deserves. Thankfully, with the rise in research into mental wellbeing, the winter blues are now recognised as [...]
Anxiety is a very common and very real issue in 21st century life, with many celebrities and members of the Royal family speaking openly about their own struggles. Anxiety can occur in all social settings and bears no boundaries on age, race or sexual orientation. Its effects can be debilitating and relentless. For that reason, [...]
The last few months has been filled with a unity amongst strangers that is seemingly impossible to create when there are no overriding, special circumstances. First we had the World Cup where nations from across the World selected their talented team and travelled to Rio to compete in Football's most glamorous honor. Millions of people [...]
Question: If you don't have hope, does that mean there is less hope, no hope, or things are just hopeless? When I look back over the past 12 months it has been quite a year. I cannot believe the time has flown by so quickly, but the rocky road I have travelled has been completely [...]
Every single one of my private clients always starts off in our first few sessions saying that their life is a seemingly constant bombardment of pressure and stress, with no real purpose or direction. It would appear there has never been a more complex time where we find our lives so intertwined that it is [...]
