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3 days ago
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Where is your self-compassion?

I’ve finally got back to my yoga mat after a substantial break. This used to be a big part of my life, something I practiced several...

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May 6
2 min

What are you 'putting up with'?

We found out last week that our cat, Mr. S, has a problem with his thyroid. Luckily it is easily treated with medication and he is...

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Apr 29
2 min

Where do you walk?

My body clock seems to have responded to the longer days by waking me much earlier than I usually would. I tried fighting against myself...

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Apr 22
2 min

We got the gardeners in...

Some of you might remember last year when I wrote about the ivy making it’s way up the back of our house, while we managed to control...

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Apr 1
2 min

Going Back or Moving Forward

I keep hearing lots of talk about going ‘back to normal’ as the world begins to change again. It has got me wondering about if we can...

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Mar 25
2 min

What's in your wardrobe?

This weekend I sorted through my wardrobe and finally let go of several items. Some of these are clothes that I have loved and worn, but...

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Mar 11
2 min

#ChallengetoChange

It was International Women’s Day at the start of this week, and I spent time reading some lovely posts by and about some inspirational...

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Feb 18
2 min

What can we learn when things don't go to plan?

I tried to make pancakes this week. Usually this would not cause much difficulty, much for some reason this week I just couldn’t seem to...

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Feb 11
2 min

Supporting Change

This weekend I went to see my osteopath as I’ve become more aware of how badly I sit at my desk and the toll it is taking on my body...

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Feb 4
2 min

Tending your Intentions

The beginning of this week was Imbolc, which traditionally marks the beginning of spring. I’ve been noticing the days beginning to...

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Jan 28
2 min

Starting Where You Are

Last week during the bad weather one of the tress at my local park fell down. When I saw it I was struck by how difficult the conditions...

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Jan 21
2 min

Putting Yourself first

This week I started creating a new character for my family Dungeons and Dragons session. As I was reflecting on which type of character,...

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Jan 14
2 min

Making Penguin Steps

Recently while talking about the impact small changes can have one of my clients came up the phrase ‘Penguin Steps’. Making changes is a...

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Jan 7
2 min

Finding the Small Joys

January always seems like a transition month to me. We’ve passed the solstice, but the days are still short and cold, although the...

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Dec 10, 2020
2 min

The Beautiful Lie

While moving furniture this weekend we discovered a patch of damp hiding behind the sofa in the living room. It wasn’t their a few weeks...

What would you like to know about therapy?

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Nov 19, 2020
2 min

What would you like to know about therapy?

This week I have upgraded computer. I do not know a great deal about IT, so I spent a lot of time learning before I was able to feel...

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Nov 5, 2020
2 min

We're not all in the same boat

Once again the world is changing again, and we will all respond to that change differently. For some of us the impact will be small, we...

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Oct 29, 2020
2 min

Once in a Blue Moon

This weekend we will have a blue moon (second full moon in a calendar month). This has brought back memories of a book I read as a child...

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Oct 22, 2020
2 min

Do you invest in your dreams?

Often, when I have time off, I schedule in so many activities, that there is little space to see what emerges, but this time I made very...

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Oct 1, 2020
2 min

Have you put the heating on yet?

Have you put your heating on yet? The rule in our house is that the heating doesn’t go on until October, which often means spending parts...

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