Find my new writing
Inviting you to be more at ease with who you are. “Interesting, thought provoking and witty.” Untangling the knots that come with being human. Since January 2023 I’ve been sharing my new writing via Substack. Mostly personal sharing that aims to give us all permission for us to be a little kinder to ourselves. Check […]
Looking to change yourself? I have something else to offer
I just sent out a newsletter exploring the dynamic between the longing to change and the power of compassionate self-acceptance. We all want to change – it’s what brings us into therapy. And self-acceptance is also crucially important. Read more here: Looking to change yourself? I have something else to offer.
The Others Within Us
The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession by Robert Falconer Robert Falconer’s book is an important addition to the IFS cannon. It’s an exploration of something that exists outside of traditional psychotherapy, and yet many practitioners will recognise what Falconer is saying from their own client work. I notice that […]
Talking About Addictions
A few weeks ago I spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Beyond Belief about Faith and Addiction. You can read my thoughts about the topic, and find the link to the episode on my Substack blog.
Haiku Therapy
In the year before the pandemic, the year of my Wild Therapy training, I wrote lots of haiku. I wrote for myself and I took part in a haiku writing group online. Each week in the group there was a theme and each week I wrote a few haiku with that theme in mind, and […]
Recent writing
For Extinction Rebellion Buddhists: Healing Oppression – an article exploring a Buddhist approach to healing oppression For Bright Earth Buddhist Temple: Mindful Walk – a description of a recent mindfulness walk What Should I Do? – exploring how to make choices about which path to follow Is This World a Pure Land? – is it […]
Mindfulness Dawdle
I’m looking forward to co-leading a mindfulness walk in the Malvern Hills this weekend. Satya and I scouted out the route earlier this week. We’re beginning in a park, a place where order and the complexity and chaos of the natural world come together: tarmacked paths in straight lines, mown lawns and the wonderful abundance […]
Lock-down can be tough, and lock-down can be an opportunity
How are you doing in these unusual times? My dreams have been particularly vivid since lock-down started: old memories finding their way to the surface and inviting attention and letting go. With less face-to-face contact the ups and downs of my moods has been easier to notice. Some days I’m relaxed, and some days my […]
Online Therapy
I have always seen clients both face to face and online. During the UK’s lockdown my practice went entirely online and now I’m back to working both ways again. Online work is different, of course. There’s no greeting at the door and walking down the hallway into a room that we both physically occupy. Some […]
Rainforest Mind: Gifts, transactions and why it’s hard to stay grateful
Why are gifts so important? Is everything a gift? What’s the difference between a gift economy and a transaction economy? Why is it hard to stay grateful? Today’s episode was partly inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass. I also mention this talk by Ven. Shenyn: The Life of a Wondering Monk You can view […]