Disney and the world of romantic films and books give us a fantasy image about our perfect future – we hope, and even expect to find the partner of our dreams and live happily ever after. But isn’t always like that. Instead we can end up with anxiety and stress. Read more…
Living in a pandemic We are living in extraordinary times of rapid change and stress. Some of the changes seem to be for the better – the environment and wildlife have appreciated the break in human interference in their ecosystems. However, for many people this has been a dreadful time Read more…
Today is World Mental Health Day. Mental health is the state of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her own community. (World Read more…
You can’t do a lot about what happened yesterday, or the day before, month before, year before, or even back when you were a child. However, it might still be impacting on your life in a negative way. If you keep thinking and worrying about it, you lose the joys Read more…
Hello world! Tomorrow is the start of National Dyslexia Week. I have a number of friends with dyslexia and have certainly worked with a number of dyslexic colleagues over my career. I have seen that it has affected many areas of their life – not just their education and employment. Read more…