CaeredwenApr 84 minLiving on a spectrum.We’ve all heard about people ‘being on a spectrum’ and the term is usually used to describe people with differences such as autism, OCD...
CaeredwenMar 44 minWinnie the Pooh and the Very Deep Pit.Do you remember Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump? Pooh and Piglet decide to catch a Heffalump by digging a Very Deep Pit into which the...
CaeredwenFeb 44 minStaying in controlRecently I’ve found myself talking a lot about abusive relationships, mainly to people who don’t realise they’re in one. When I suggest...
CaeredwenJan 34 minWhat day is it?My husband bought me this coaster for Christmas. I love Winnie-the-Pooh, so it was quite a safe bet from someone who has made some...
CaeredwenDec 13, 20212 minAn explanation of snowflakesOne of the most common things I see in what I’ll call the anti-mental health awareness agenda is an accusation of 'snowflakism'. Young...
CaeredwenNov 11, 20214 minGive me a break!One of the most commonly mentioned criticisms of Bowen therapy - from people who haven't had it explained to them, that is - is that...
CaeredwenOct 25, 20215 minWhy does everyone treat me like a doormat?Someone posted this question in a Facebook group that I’m a member of recently, and went on to complain that they’re tired of always...
CaeredwenJul 7, 20214 minHow's your inner child?I was watching a video by Mark Rober on YouTube the other day. In case you don’t know, Mark is an engineer who used to work for NASA, but...
CaeredwenJun 27, 20215 minOh I wish I could, but...There was a lovely line in Friends where Phoebe is invited to do something and she says 'Oh, I wish I could, but - I don't want to.' I...
CaeredwenMay 30, 20214 minI had no choice.People in movies say this all the time; it’s the basis of most plots. The protagonist has to go to Columbia, or kill someone, or rob a...
CaeredwenApr 28, 20213 minI'm rubbish at that.If I get it wrong, I’ll look stupid. People will laugh. When I was seven years old I made a gooseberry flan. When I’d finished my mother...
CaeredwenApr 25, 20212 minBeing the grown-upDuring the Covid-19 lockdown I heard some heartfelt stories from single parents talking about how alone they felt and how hard it is to...
CaeredwenMar 22, 20216 minAnxiety - Let's get physicalI hear a lot of people saying that they have anxiety, and is it normal for them to have this or that symptom? Or people saying that they...
CaeredwenMar 12, 20213 minMothers' DayThis Sunday is Mothers’ Day. Usually on that day my Facebook feed is full of posts talking about how wonderful individual mothers, and...
CaeredwenJan 20, 20214 minPeer pressureRemember when you were at school and you did something a bit stupid or irresponsible and when your mother asked you why you did it, you...
CaeredwenJan 1, 20217 minNew Year, New You... Or not...5 Tips to keeping your New Year Resolutions Have you made your resolutions this year? If you have, do you think you’re going to keep...
CaeredwenDec 22, 20206 min12 Days of Christmas - Invasion!Whether you always host Christmas, whether it's done on some kind of rotation around the family and it's Your Turn, or whether you're...
CaeredwenDec 21, 20205 min12 Days of Christmas - Traditionally we, er, have a rubbish timeBut we always do that at Christmas!! Whatever 'that' is, whether it’s wearing silly hats at the table, visiting your grandmother, eating...
CaeredwenDec 20, 20205 minI'm sick of all the negativity!You and me both. Every time I go onto Facebook there are people being outraged, disappointed, angry and indignant about the things other...
CaeredwenDec 19, 20206 min12 Days of Christmas - Even though the prospect sickensIf Christmas is associated with negative memories or experiences then it’s unlikely you’ll look forward to it. In fact you may dread it,...