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.
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.
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 […]
Is love a dirty word?
Read my article about therapists love for their clients at the Counselling Directory: is Love a Dirty Word?
Get Ready Player 1
When Satya and I started running a Buddhist temple it felt like we had suddenly progressed to the next level of the game. I can almost see the cut scene, and hear the music: the temple rendered in 8-bit glory the 8-bit beeps and whistles. When we got our puppy a month ago it felt […]
Stress as the gateway to freedom
A post shared by Kaspalita (@kaspalita) on Apr 21, 2019 at 10:17am PDT At 8.15am the new puppy had just gone to sleep. She’d been up since 6:30am, and from 8.00am she was biting and chewing and chasing everything in sight: her toys, my toes, my wife’s shoes, the cat… Sometimes when she’s tired she […]
Goal-less therapy ~ goal-less life
We’ve just adopted new puppy. She’s been home for nine days and when she first arrived she spent her time either being completely awake and very lively, or completely conked out. She’s desperately cute, and we’re sleep deprived. As anyone who has a new puppy knows, when they come home what used to be ordinary […]
The power of working outside
“When I see how the strawberry plants have grown and spread themselves all across the veg. patch, I am reminded that the Chinese character for nature means something like ‘self-managing’. The natural world manages just fine without us. Our minds are often like this too – when we relax, the healing process begins to unfold […]
Working with Internal Family Systems
I’ve written an article about IFS that’s been published on the Counselling Directory website. Check it out here: Working with Internal Family Systems
Is online therapy for me?
I’ve just published a new article on the counselling directory website: is online therapy for me?