New Year resolutions are the ideal opportunity for personal reinvention. Whether they concern things to give up (like an addiction) or acquiring new…

I will start with a true story. A friend of mine worked as a nanny for a five-year-old girl. Sadly, one day, the beloved family dog Belle had to be p…

Are you suffering from eco-anxiety? Are you dismayed by the latest news about climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse? Does your he…

On the first day of Christmas I give a gift to me: Asking for support It’s tempting to take on all the responsibility for Christmas and then feel res…

We are living in a very confusing time. From a very young age, we have been told how to live, how to think, how to behave and how to talk. The list g…

I am inviting readers of all generations to think of ageing as a positive and meaningful lifelong process of growth and development. We begin at birt…

A recent return to in-person sessions (following months of working exclusively online) has been a relief for myself and, seemingly, a number of my cl…

Dr Niki Cooper, Clinical Director at Place2Be, explains how they’ve adapted to provide counselling for children during a pandemic.

I was sitting with a group of extended friends (before 2020!), listening to one of them explain they had become a Positive Psychology Life Coach. “Yo…

Death is not an abstract concept. For many of us, it isn't just theory. We have had or will have contact with dying, death and grief; whether it is o…

Meeting that person we always dreamt of brings electrifying energy; sparks ignite in our hearts, plans for the future arise in consciousness. Warmth,…

Karen Dolva explores how you can feel more comfortable talking about loneliness, and encourage your children to open up too.