Recently I read an article on Happiful.com about giving up negativity for ten weeks, and it made for an interesting and thought provoking read. The writer, Katie Hoare, describes how a fast on negative thoughts could help in changing that internal monolog we all have chattering away in our minds, and help turn it intoContinue reading “The Necessity of Negativity.”
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The path back to July.
When it comes to writing my weekly blog post, I usually start the week with the idea of what I want to write, then I will sit and write it and post it on the same day. But this week it didn’t really go as planned. I had my subject, I knew what I wantedContinue reading “The path back to July.”
Looking beyond the armour.
As I get older, I’m beginning to feel that much like saying ‘with great power, comes great responsibility’, with great strength, comes great pain. It sounds like a harsh reality, but I do believe it to be true; after all, we get strength from pain and trauma, so it makes sense, right? I’m not sure.Continue reading “Looking beyond the armour.”
What is self-care anyway?
It really feels as if self-care is everywhere right now; it’s in magazines, it’s on the TV, and there’s quotes online reminded you about it. Not to mention it being drilled into my head weekly at university, because when studying counselling you’re supposed to become some kind of self-care god or goddess! Despite this, I’veContinue reading “What is self-care anyway?”
A memory stored within a song.
I never listen to the radio in the car, ever. Well, unless times are desperate, and yesterday was one of them days. In the past I’ve been known to squeeze three or four CDs in my handbag, just in case I fancied listening to something else on my journeys. So, getting in my car withoutContinue reading “A memory stored within a song.”
A letter to me of the past.
Recently I was tagged in a post by my friend on Facebook. It was a letter she wrote to her ten year old self, she had written a couple of sentences about me in it, which was lovely, but as I read it I began to wonder, what would I tell my ten year oldContinue reading “A letter to me of the past.”
Is it courageous to simply be?
Ah, Carl Rogers, a man I am completely sick of hearing about over the last seven years of my life. As a former counselling student, I can’t imagine a life before I knew about Carl Rogers, and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or bad thing. Carl Rogers is a man that pioneeredContinue reading “Is it courageous to simply be?”
My impromptu new year resolution.
I’ve written a book. It isn’t published yet, but it’s there okay, it’s a thing. An escape with two main characters that make you squirm with happiness. Two secondary characters that you fall in love with, no matter how problematic they may be at times. And a story line that will make you cry bothContinue reading “My impromptu new year resolution.”
2020 – The year I survived, and thank God I did.
It’s that time of the year when we look back and become reflective about the year we’ve just lived. In some ways this year feels like it has been about ten years rolled into one, and in other ways it feels like the quickest year known to mankind! For decades to come, 2020 will beContinue reading “2020 – The year I survived, and thank God I did.”
The Ultimate Rebellion
When I was still studying counselling, our teachers urged us to change our names on Facebook and basically cease to have any online presence whilst working at our placements. “You don’t want your clients to have access to that stuff.” I understand, I really do, but that doesn’t mean I was happy about it. TheContinue reading “The Ultimate Rebellion”
Gwen Richards 