It's been a busy summer month so far and it seemed fitting to write about how to manage some of the symptoms of stress, including low mood and energy. A good friend of mine is running some burnout retreats at the end of this month and clients are eligible to receive a...

For the last few months of this year I have been working from South Africa. The beauty of the diverse and colourful nature, the sunny bright smiling faces and slower pace of life leave their mark in the heart every time. Leaving the brightness of summer in the Southern...

This month I attended a conference in Ireland entitled “Psychotherapy and the Natural World”. It was held in Glendalough, an ancient monastic site from the 6th century right near the Wicklow Mountains, about a couple of hours outside of Dublin. Apart from a bunch of th...

I would like to share a meditative walking exercise with you, the Medicine Walk, that can be very explorative and bring up lots of material for a question that you may have in mind (about your life at present). You can do by yourself in your own time, with a supportive...

‘Stress’ may be quite an overused term and it can take many forms as we all experience it differently. In general it can lead to reduced resilience - our ability to cope with challenging and stressful situations. Here are some tips how to best reduce stress, increase r...

Life can often throw challenges or even crisis situations at us unexpectedly. They are often unplanned and take us by surprise. How to deal with these transitions and changes is a skill that can be learnt. However, it is important to be able to know when we need help a...

We hear a lot about anxiety and depression in the media these days. It is often treated as a label - a medical diagnosis and believe that it is just what it is. We can't get out of it. But that is incorrect. Rather than seeing it only as a chemical imbalance that requi...