A friend was telling me the other day that although her elderly parents won’t permit her or her sister to enter their house over Christmas for fear of coronavirus, her mother is still planning on going to the hairdresser tomorrow.…
Is there any such thing as the perfect Christmas? At this time of year we’re bombarded with images of smiling families sitting round a table groaning with festive goodies, or happy couples walking arm in arm along snowy streets dragging…
So today I watched Tim Urban talking about procrastination on YouTube[1]. This is already slightly ironic, because the whole reason I was looking at YouTube was to distract myself from some work that I ought to be doing. You see,…
A client came to see me recently for physical pain. I asked her how long she’d had it and she replied ‘Well, it started after the anxiety attack I had in January and since then it’s just got worse and…
Good question! Ultimately only you can answer; however, here are some suggestions as to how you might be able to decide. Firstly, what makes you think you might need it? Many of us feel that we’re not living our best…
One of my clients said to me once ‘It’s all right for you – you’ve got confidence’. Oh, if only you knew. I used to be judgmental. I mean full on, rolling-your-eyes-out-loud judgmental. It wasn’t even a case of double…
So many people have caring responsibilities, whether for children or elderly parents, or in some cases both. But even those who don’t have such responsibilities often have other people to think about than themselves. A few years ago I went…