Sometimes you do say it best... when you say nothing at all
Muhammad bin Muhammad bin al-Husayn al-Khatibi al-Balkhi al-Bakri was a 13th century Persian Afghan poet, philosopher, and Sufi mystic....
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allthenoons
- Nov 30, 2021
- 7 min
I second that emotion - why artificial emotional intelligence should worry us
Tech companies are developing artificial intelligence programs to read our emotions. Actually, they’ve already developed such programs...
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allthenoons
- Aug 19, 2021
- 8 min
Blame it on me (is therapy just an excuse for a moan?)
we counted all our reasons excuses that we made we found ourselves some treasure and threw it all away George Ezra and Joel Pott There is...
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allthenoons
- May 7, 2021
- 6 min
Gaslighting - what it is and what it isn't
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...
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allthenoons
- Apr 29, 2021
- 6 min
Spoiler alert...the Bee Gees were wrong! It's not 'only words'...
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...
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allthenoons
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Someone always has it worse!
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...
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allthenoons
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
If it doesn't kill us, does it really make us stronger?
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...
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allthenoons
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Beyond words - dyslexia in pictures - a window into the invisible
As I've written about previously, I believe passionately that Special Education Needs provision should include the opportunity to see...
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allthenoons
- Mar 7, 2021
- 6 min
Some thoughts on trees... and grieving
"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...
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allthenoons
- Feb 22, 2021
- 4 min
It feels like we've been here before!
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...
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allthenoons
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Forever young
"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...
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allthenoons
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
'I find the nights long, for I sleep little' - some tips for better sleep
'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...
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allthenoons
- Jan 17, 2021
- 7 min
The power of kindness
"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...
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allthenoons
- Jan 9, 2021
- 6 min
Covid and anxiety - going round in circles
Last year, the Lancet medical journal published research into incidence of anxiety during the first UK lockdown. Unsurprisingly, they...
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allthenoons
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Auld acquaintances, and new
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,...
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allthenoons
- Dec 28, 2020
- 5 min
Big or small, trauma still matters
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), trauma is ‘an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or...
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allthenoons
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
You can either focus on what’s pushing you apart, or what’s holding you together
There have been many studies into what makes people hold views that seem, to most of society, totally counter-intuitive. An American...
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allthenoons
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Labelling trauma: If you don't know what to call it, does it exist?
Four years ago The Lancet published an article with the undeniably catchy title ‘The mesentery: structure, function, and role in...
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allthenoons
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Providing for those affected by special needs
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...
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allthenoons
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Breaking the silence
This week a very sensitive topic was drawn into the spotlight when Meghan, Duchess of Sussex revealed details of her miscarriage in July....
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