You need a break
You need a break – yes, it made me think of holidays, sunshine, being looked after, time off to do my own thing…. But the break I got was in my wrist bones, so I’ve spent the last month...
View ArticleMake it easier to choose
I read something the other day which surprised me. It suggested that if we have no choice, then we have to behave like a robot. If we have to choose between two alternatives, we are faced with a...
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I’m writing this on a morning of weather reports of storms, transport disruption and power lines down. Summer holidays and warm sandy beaches are distant memories. The idea of withdrawing into an inner...
View ArticleBlack Dog days? This may shed some light…
Feeling low? Darkness and lack of daylight getting you down? Crowds or loneliness hurting you right now? Try this site from www.upworthy.com/what-is-depression Let this animation with a dog shed light...
View ArticleIs anybody there?
I have just been alerted to a break in my contact details. I checked and found that the email link given on these pages is not working, so meanwhile please use b.hales@uwclub.net to contact me. I would...
View ArticleQuestions about counselling
There may be times when there is something about your counselling experience that feels a bit odd, or you’d like to check it out to see whether it is usual practice. Maybe you’d like to ask someone...
View ArticleFatal Silence or shared silence?
A friend alerted me to a programme on BBC1 Panorama at 20.30 BST on 13 April 2015. Titled A Suicide in the Family, it looks at the culture of silence which makes it hard for men to be open about what’s...
View ArticleLet go of your bananas
There is a story attributed to an Indian folk tale that I came across on the internet recently. This is a method used by trappers to catch a monkey for a zoo. The trapper builds a bamboo cage in the...
View ArticleFebruary Blues
Struggling to manage a grey wet Sunday afternoon? – how about revisiting an abandoned project? Just get the box or folder out – that’s all you need to do. Somehow you will find you have opened it, and...
View ArticleRunning a marathon
No I didn’t run physically, but I was cheering on those who did. Have you watched the programmes on BBC 1 Mind over Marathon? A group of ten men and women who have been affected by life experiences...
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