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Picking up dropped stitches
I am off on leave next week and looking forward to a proper rest. While am off I am going to visit family who I haven’t seen for 18...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read


You always have a choice
Eighteen years ago this week, I had just finished my undergraduate degree and was newly single for the first time in my adult life. I had...
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May 27, 20212 min read


Who helps you to knock down walls?
This picture came up on my memories today, it always makes me smile. It is a reminder of how having the right support around you can...
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May 20, 20212 min read


Where is your self-compassion?
I’ve finally got back to my yoga mat after a substantial break. This used to be a big part of my life, something I practiced several...
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May 13, 20212 min read


What are you 'putting up with'?
We found out last week that our cat, Mr. S, has a problem with his thyroid. Luckily it is easily treated with medication and he is...
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May 6, 20212 min read


Where do you walk?
My body clock seems to have responded to the longer days by waking me much earlier than I usually would. I tried fighting against myself...
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Apr 29, 20212 min read


We got the gardeners in...
Some of you might remember last year when I wrote about the ivy making it’s way up the back of our house, while we managed to control...
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Apr 22, 20212 min read


Going Back or Moving Forward
I keep hearing lots of talk about going ‘back to normal’ as the world begins to change again. It has got me wondering about if we can...
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Apr 1, 20212 min read


What's in your wardrobe?
This weekend I sorted through my wardrobe and finally let go of several items. Some of these are clothes that I have loved and worn, but...
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Mar 25, 20212 min read


#ChallengetoChange
It was International Women’s Day at the start of this week, and I spent time reading some lovely posts by and about some inspirational...
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Mar 11, 20212 min read
What can we learn when things don't go to plan?
I tried to make pancakes this week. Usually this would not cause much difficulty, much for some reason this week I just couldn’t seem to...
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Feb 18, 20212 min read


Supporting Change
This weekend I went to see my osteopath as I’ve become more aware of how badly I sit at my desk and the toll it is taking on my body...
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Feb 11, 20212 min read


Tending your Intentions
The beginning of this week was Imbolc, which traditionally marks the beginning of spring. I’ve been noticing the days beginning to...
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Feb 4, 20212 min read


Starting Where You Are
Last week during the bad weather one of the tress at my local park fell down. When I saw it I was struck by how difficult the conditions...
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Jan 28, 20212 min read


Putting Yourself first
This week I started creating a new character for my family Dungeons and Dragons session. As I was reflecting on which type of character,...
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Jan 21, 20212 min read


Making Penguin Steps
Recently while talking about the impact small changes can have one of my clients came up the phrase ‘Penguin Steps’. Making changes is a...
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Jan 14, 20212 min read


Finding the Small Joys
January always seems like a transition month to me. We’ve passed the solstice, but the days are still short and cold, although the...
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Jan 7, 20212 min read


The Beautiful Lie
While moving furniture this weekend we discovered a patch of damp hiding behind the sofa in the living room. It wasn’t their a few weeks...
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Dec 10, 20202 min read


What would you like to know about therapy?
This week I have upgraded computer. I do not know a great deal about IT, so I spent a lot of time learning before I was able to feel...
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Nov 19, 20202 min read


We're not all in the same boat
Once again the world is changing again, and we will all respond to that change differently. For some of us the impact will be small, we...
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Nov 5, 20202 min read
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