Articles
Master Your Mood With Music
I was recently invited to a music festival by my lovely 27-year-old daughter. On our way there, she was excited and exclaimed: “Live music makes me feel alive!” I asked her about this, and she said, “Live music just feels quite freeing ..." Read the full article by...
A brief ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ of grief counselling
Grief is often assumed to be only about the death of a beloved person or pet, but it could be said that all change is loss and so we can grieve when a relationship breaks down or when we lose a job through redundancy or retirement, or maybe after a change in domestic...
Shape your entire year with one word
Shape Your Year with One Word – Brief OverviewThis article explains how choosing a single word of the year can be a powerful, gentle alternative to traditional New Year’s resolutions. Instead of focusing on specific goals or outcomes, a guiding word acts as an...
Tis the season to be… selfish?
‘Tis the Season to Be Selfish – Brief OverviewThis article emphasises the importance of self-care, especially during busy or stressful times. It challenges the idea that taking time for yourself is selfish, instead showing that looking after your own emotional and...
Honour your story
Honour Your Story – Brief OverviewThis article highlights the importance of honouring your personal story — recognising and valuing your experiences, both the highs and the lows, without shame or judgment. It explains how many people struggle to acknowledge their...
Reflections
Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect
Crum and Langer 2007 A Harvard University study testing if exercise improved health because of how we think about it found that in 4 weeks participants who were told their work as hotel room attendants was "good exercise" and matched "recommendations for an active...
Wellbeing and Secular Buddhism
A major factor in my wellbeing has been to embrace the concepts and practices of mindfulness along with learning about the origins of these, that is the Dharma or the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama aka the Buddha. Personally, as a secular Buddhist, I'm not one for...