“In every adult, there lurks a child – an eternal child, something that is always becoming, is never completed, and calls for unceasing care, attention, and education. That is the part of human personality which wants to develop and become whole.”
C G Jung
“In every adult, there lurks a child – an eternal child, something that is always becoming, is never completed, and calls for unceasing care,
attention, and education. That is the part of human personality which wants to develop and become whole.”
C G Jung
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“A cover is nice but a cover is not the book” (Mary Poppins Returns, 2018). When all else failed, as it did this January, I turned to the musicals to light the gloom. This month it was Mary Poppins. I make no apology, I’m a huge fan. Gallery“A cover is nice but a cover is not the book” (Mary Poppins Returns, 2018). When all else failed, as it did this January, I turned to the musicals to light the gloom. This month it was Mary Poppins. I make no apology, I’m a huge fan.
“A cover is nice but a cover is not the book” (Mary Poppins Returns, 2018). When all else failed, as it did this January, I turned to the musicals to light the gloom. This month it was Mary Poppins. I make no apology, I’m a huge fan.
This month I see many of us without our defences, our resilience, our energy. We are tired. We are in the 3rd lockdown. We are expected to get on with it. It is January. It [...]
Endings and Beginnings
The end of this year is coming and a New Year lies ahead. How we manage endings and beginnings says a lot about our history of relationships and attachment. 2020 has been all about endings [...]
Find your Safe Space
This month has been about Safe Space. Staying at home, closing shops, restaurants, libraries, pubs. Therapists too retreat once again behind their screens It was easier this time round, Lockdown 2. Clients who experienced the [...]
How do we contain ourselves when our country is so fragmented? We hold onto our Parts …
Weary and dispirited, we bravely, or cautiously, carry on. We adapt, adjust and step up. It is taking its toll. We are only human. Political leaders argue over which restrictions work and where they should [...]
We have fallen into Autumn. A familiar cycle for Nature, but how is it for us this year?
There is much that is falling this Autumn. Leaves turning fiery-red and brilliant-orange before the brittle-brown and final fall back down into the earth. But we too, barely emerged from lockdown, retreat again. With no [...]
A stirring ‘back-to-school’ call and mixed feelings. Starting therapy feels rather similar
With memories, consequences and lingering affects of COVID-19 related fear and loss still present, we face a stirring 'back-to-school' call. There are mixed feelings around this Fresh Start I reflect on how starting therapy resembles [...]