Experience the Moment
Everything contains information so when we label something 'boring' we are giving ourselves permission to be unconcerned with it, to write it off. Bringing mundane things into the realm of 'worth looking at' opens up a whole new world of self awareness and discovery.
Brief Therapy or Counselling – Which Is Best for Me?
There are so many approaches to therapy that it can be confusing trying to decide which is right for you. Such a wide variety of approaches produces a lot of debate, not least among therapists themselves who get into some pretty hot discussions about the right way to go about things. Choosing between longer-term and brief therapy is more about what you want to achieve, than how you go about it.
Mindfulness in Mediation
References to 'mindfulness' in relation to mediation and dispute resolution are becoming increasingly common. As with any term we are constantly exposed to, there is a risk that 'familiarity breeds contempt' and that rather than understanding what the term means (and its potential benefits) we presume understanding by association and look no further. This article seeks to address this by offering some definitions, and then putting forward explanations of the reported benefits and applications of mindfulness.
Connectedness is Good
Staying socially active, being well connected with family, peers and colleagues, is a major factor in health and survival. The quality of our relationships is, to a large extent, what governs our sense of wellbeing and happiness.
What could go wrong? Don’t ask.
A new plague has silently swept across the English speaking world infecting office cultures, leaving employees vulnerable and unprepared for when things go wrong. Not everyone if affected, but where it strikes its effects are pernicious conformity that corrodes creativity and heightened suspicion of individuality. The effects are easy to recognise. The main one is that it leads to an office culture where it is taboo to talk about what could go wrong.
Too Much Expected of You?
We have an epidemic of busyness. How many people do you know who constantly tell you they are too busy, or stretched, to enjoy life? Maybe you are one of them?
The Healing Relationship
Healing is as old as our species and whether the experts agree or not much of what happens in the healing process is due to common characteristics – biological, psychological and sociological – that have been recorded throughout history. Science, study and 'experteeism' came after that. Though vitally important they should not be confused with, or get in the way of, the healing relationship and the opportunities that it presents. Many of the so-called health systems we have put in place manage unintentionally to obstruct the healing process and seriously ...
Find Out What Works
We know how to help people change, but for the most part we ignore it. Revisiting the old rules can remind us that simple is best, and we don't have to look far when we want to know how to help someone change.
Find Out What Works
Researching a new book on brief therapy I have been struck once again by how much work has been done on understanding what helps people with change in their lives. The information is out there, but for the most part we ignore it.
