It’s okay to be afraid of facing the death of your relative or friend. But the gift of being prepared… Read more

Dooey, my cat,  and I now officially live aboard Mystic Moon in Bradford on Avon Marina. Her living quarters are… Read more

The BBC’s Today Programme on Monday mentioned that 17th January is the darkest time of the year emotionally.  The hype… Read more

This morning I woke drowsily to Radio 4s Farming Programme.  I love horses, so my attention was immediately caught by… Read more

This time the workshop took place in Sailsbury with a group of 16 therapists and counsellors. Five (including the only… Read more

I was hanging up the washing, when I imagined a Japanese woman of similar postmenopausal age living in Sendai,  doing… Read more

It’s not easy to know how to open up conversations with someone who is dying There is often awkwardness, embarrassment… Read more

I’ve just read yet another article (this one from Menopause Relief) about how you can ‘cure’ low libido during and after… Read more

Talking about Dying BBC: How to Have a Good DeathChannel 4: It Helps to TalkDying Matters(National coalition, which aims to… Read more

 Alexandra Pope is co-founder of the Red School and co-author of Wild Power. Alexandra and her co-founder and co-author Sjanie… Read more

What with settling in with my home-stay family in McLeod Ganj (similar in size and vibe to what I image… Read more

I have been thinking a lot about hubris recently, sparked off by the global panic surrounding Coronavirus. Hubris comes from the… Read more

Dr Matt Welsh is an American clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy to war veterans experiencing PTSD, substance abuse, anxiety and depression at… Read more

The Shropshire Canal, affectionately called the Shroppie, has turned into one of the highlights of the journey so far. Not… Read more

This article first appeared in the spring 2017 issue of Thresholds, published by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy©’…. Read more

A couple of days ago I spent an overnight at the wonderful Elephant Village, about 20 kilometres from Luang Prabang,… Read more

I am delighted that my TEDxFrome talk is now live on TED. Please do share it with anyone who might… Read more

Almost there.  Within 48 hours (all going well) I will be at Mumbai airport, boarding the two hour Kingfisher flight… Read more