Category: Blog
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One door opens, another closes
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” Seneca It’s a well-known cliché but as we begin another year, it’s a time for much-needed reflection on what has been and what is to come. A new year can feel like a new beginning. As Seneca says above, a beginning marks an ending also. You cannot…
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Holding hope
“It is always darkest just before the Day” English theologian and historian Thomas Fuller (1650 approx) As we draw ever nearer to the end of the year, it’s the perfect time for some reflection. For me it’s been a year with a great deal of change. And much as change is inevitable, it can also…
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Gaslighting – a reality check
It’s the season for all things spooky and so I thought I’d cover a topic which can lead its victim into doubting their own reality and sensing that something menacing lurks in shadows. Gaslighting was Merriam- Webster’s word of the year last year, with an increase of internet searches up by almost 2000 per cent. The…
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The Waiting Game
Patience is wating. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow, that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Leo Tolstoy As some of you may know I recently moved house. It’s one of the most stressful life tasks to undertake, I…
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The Journey
A few months ago I wrote about looking for a new home, and now at last I am on the move (hurrah)! Given I am currently surrounded by packing boxes and bubble wrap, trying to find the elusive end of the Scotch tape, am taking a break from my monthly wonderings. So instead I thought…
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My 2023 Summer reading
It’s that time of year again, when we take a little time to slow down and for me that always involves delving into a good book (or two). So below is what will be keeping me occupied this sunny season, hope it inspires. Happy Summer all! The year of magical thinking by Joan Didion (2005)…
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ADHD – why the hype?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this past year or so, it’s been hard not to notice the massive rise in conversation around adult ADHD. A quick search of the internet reveals countless documentaries, short videos and articles. TikTok is a real hub of ADHD chat, with the 100 most popular ADHD videos having…
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The unlived life
The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents Carl Jung One of my favourite Jung quotes (as above) concerns the massive influence the unlived life of a parent can have upon their children and their psyche. Jung explained that parents could unconsciously compel their children to compensate for the…
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Long live the King!
It’s early May and there is something slightly regal in the air! I thought for this month I would consider all things King related in terms of psychological symbolism. In pretty much every society, there exists a crowned head of the people, be it king, queen or chief etc. This crowned head embodies the beliefs and…
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No place like home
“It seemed that acquiring a house was not the same thing as acquiring a home.” Author, Deborah Levy I’ve recently been considering new areas to move home. It’s certainly proved a tricky search. I have felt overwhelmed at times by choice and underwhelmed at other times with the current state of the UK housing market.…
