March 09, 2020
Toxic Change in The Workplace!
Toxic Change in The Workplace Have you ever experienced change in an organisation? Did you experience textbook, seamless change? That elusive change we all read and hear about, but have never been part of? Taking staff along with you, creating that upbeat message which motivates and makes all of your staff feel a valued part […]
November 20, 2019
Social Services: Letting Young People Down?
Social Services failure of Purpose Social Services is seeing an ever increasing demand set against austerity measures ( Social Services Hiding Inefficiency behind Austerity… ) Society is more complex than ever, less cohesive and less supportive than when people lived in back street terraced communities. It really does take a village to raise a child […]
October 30, 2019
Parenting older Children
Parenting Children who are now Adults ( Nearly!) This is a phase that we all go through if we have children but little is talked about how to make this essential transition into a different relationship with our children as they mature. We have to evolve or we stand to alienate our children and […]
October 06, 2019
What is Trauma?
What is Trauma? Trauma is spoken about a lot nowadays. People profess to be trauma informed, traumatised, suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD), but little is understood about what it all means. Bessel Van Der Kolk (1) says that trauma changes the brain, meaning that the world never looks the same again. Trauma (Trauma..Shockwaves […]
September 18, 2019
Attachment Theory for Parents & the Art of Letting Go!
Attachment theory for parents… The Theory of Attachment Attachment theory is all about the fact that a baby is designed to make their caregivers develop an overwhelming love for them and a need to protect them from the world. This means that the baby can survive & thrive, because without a caregiver the […]
August 27, 2019
Transitions for Young People with Additional Needs can be Traumatic..
Transitions for Young People with Additional Needs can be Traumatic.. Times of Transition are crucial for those with additional needs I write this blog as we are approaching the Autumn term. This time of year is always difficult within our family because historically, every year since our son, who is now 17, has entered […]
July 17, 2019
Transitions into the Fall
Summer Ending is a Time of Transition I am very aware of the poignancy of transitions, partly due to the fact that I, like many others, are prone to feeling gloomy in the darker months. For me, this sense of impending winter starts tickling at my psyche just after the summer solstice. I […]
July 02, 2019
Grief: A complex Human Response to Loss
Grief & Loss are Part of being Alive.. Grief happens. As humans we experience loss if we live. It can not be avoided or hidden from, it is just a part of life. A part of life that most would prefer not to experience but experiencing it on some level is inevitable. Grief is […]
June 21, 2019
Celebrating Differences through Therapy
Therapy sees the Differences Therapy is all about really seeing & hearing the individual who is in the therapy room with you. It is about recognising their uniqueness as a human being. Therapy Sees the Differences but Recognises Equality Therapy sees the individual, their strengths. We are all different but this does not mean that […]
June 20, 2019
Therapy Can Change your View of life to Date…
Therapy changes perception of life to date.. This is a video about how therapy changes the lenses that you use to view your life, this alters the perception and the story of your life. Therapy reframes life events.. It helps to reframe life’s ups and downs, resolving old hurts and processing body held sensations into […]
