It's a word that's in the news every week; almost every day. It is used as shorthand to condemn behaviour that people disapprove of, be...

Here are some phrases I’ve come across (and in some cases used) in my personal and professional life that I have for years found quietly...

As I was going about my business in work this week I came across a leaflet from the Canadian Red Cross (I know, in deepest...

As a counsellor, I get to hear a lot of philosophical catch-phrases. They often sum up how a person tries (and very, very often) fails to...

As I've written about previously, I believe passionately that Special Education Needs provision should include the opportunity to see...

"Our grief is as individual as our lives." Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Occasionally, when I'm out walking in the woods, I come across a...

Why do we argue more, and more deeply, with those who we are closest to? And why can we find it so hard to listen to the issues brought...

"May your heart always be joyful, May your song always be sung, May you stay forever young" Bob Dylan I’ve written a lot about the mental...

'I find the nights long, for I sleep little, and think much.' Charles Dickens,Bleak House I thought I’d pull together a few key messages...

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James...

Last year, the Lancet medical journal published research into incidence of anxiety during the first UK lockdown. Unsurprisingly, they...

Thank God for that! 2020 is done at last. I suspect just about everyone has asked or been asked ‘What have you missed this year?’ For me,...

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), trauma is ‘an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or...

There have been many studies into what makes people hold views that seem, to most of society, totally counter-intuitive. An American...

Four years ago The Lancet published an article with the undeniably catchy title ‘The mesentery: structure, function, and role in...

I've posted two short blogs I originally put on my Facebook page in early December. The second was written in response to a friend's...

This week a very sensitive topic was drawn into the spotlight when Meghan, Duchess of Sussex revealed details of her miscarriage in July....

Recently, Marcus Rashford tweeted 'But seriously, what is virtue signalling?' That's an excellent question, Marcus. I had a similar...

The other day I was listening to a podcast when I was reminded of a piece of research from 1960’s America which really seemed to speak to...

I’m sure I wasn’t alone to be saddened to read this week that an NHS report indicates that the probable rates of mental disorders among...