Creativity and Me “Our life was crumbling around us whilst you made paper flowers” and it was true. Our family unit was struggling, and I...

Periods. Tampons. Blood. Menstruation. There. The words have been uttered now, no going back. This is the point when some of you may...

Literacy is essential.  The National Literacy Trust defines literacy as “the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets...

Upper Road, Plaistow in 2010.  I was visiting my wise, elderly aunt in her new home.  Whilst her home was in the bustle of Plaistow, East...

‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’ chimed Andy Williams as I switched on the radio.  ‘It’s the hap-happiest season of all, with...

For anybody that has engaged with therapy or is in the opposite chair, as a therapist, questions concerning feelings and needs are not...

A Recap: Knowledge is a Superpower! In my last article, ‘The Catch-all Cupboard’, I drew upon the analogy of junk drawers to explore the...

This article is the first of a two-part series on the power of introspection and includes practical tips on how to get you started.

It was a typical March afternoon earlier this week. There was a sense of greyness about the day which was being made worse by the...

This post was born a couple of days into 2021, since then versions of it have existed only in my mind and maybe on a couple of post its...