Under The Bonnet of Car

Anxiety – what’s under the bonnet?

In my last blog I wrote about different types of anxiety and ways of dealing with them.  But what are some of the...

July 1, 2021
Barbed Wire in Black & White

When anxiety attacks

Anxiety can make your life hell and it takes many different forms. At the ‘normal’ end it can just be a response to...

June 1, 2021
Black Clouds

Depression

Depression is an illness of our time.  Already widespread in the UK before the pandemic it seems to have worsened...

May 1, 2021
Ventriloquist Dolls

The guru, the waitress and the ventriloquist

As we go into the spring after a year of on-and-off lockdowns I think most people are pretty fed-up and have had...

April 1, 2021
Male Looking Out Window Whilst on Laptop

Alone again (Naturally?)

Lockdown has presented some of its sternest tests to those living alone.  Some people have coped well while still...

March 1, 2021
Red & Blue Women Blurred

Are you being your true self?

Florence had had the importance of academic success drummed into her by her parents from when she was knee-high to a...

February 1, 2021
Multicoloured Painting

Depth charge

Until we all receive an effective and safe vaccine we’re looking at a continuing period of isolation and near or...

January 1, 2021
Burning Candle

Inspiration for a dark Christmas

In the middle of a very dark winter for us all we could probably do with a bit of inspiration, a bit of light for...

December 1, 2020
Man with Disposable Mask

Covid – an attack on our humanity

‘I nearly had a fight in here yesterday’.  The office boss was answering my question:   ‘Are you noticing any...

November 1, 2020
Man in Suit Scratching Head

Men and therapy

In 2019 male suicide rates in the UK reached their highest level for two decades.  These Office of National Statistics...

October 1, 2020
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Therapy now or when all this is over?

Coronavirus has caused total disruption to our lives.  But our psychological needs haven’t gone away and may even...

September 1, 2020
Female Sitting on Boardwalk

Coronavirus: bereavement for everyone?

How did you react to the lockdown when it first happened?  As we know, it was a bad experience for many people.  But a...

August 1, 2020