Simple ideas to think more positively Photo by Nathan Lemon on Unsplash Having negative thoughts is normal. We think because we have them that that they must be true. Problems arise when we believe all the negative thoughts in our head. Here are some ideas to help with negative thinking. I am not suggesting [...]
How did EMDR start? Photo by Amanda Dalbjörn on Unsplash Out walking my dog along Putney embankment this weekend my husband asked me what is EMDR. He doesn’t often give me an open invitation like this as he knows I have a tendency to explain things in great depth and go on and on. [...]
Noticing our patterns of thinking can really help us emotionally Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated by why and how we think, and now I am fascinated by what we can do to change our thinking so that we can think better. Do you know how you [...]
Train yourself to view your day more positively Photo by Scott Grahamon Unsplash How do you judge your day? I think it’s a natural human tendency to judge our day by what we haven’t done. I often catch myself looking down my “to do list” and beating myself up on what I should have finished, rather [...]
Grief Awareness 2021 Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashThere are a few reasons that I want to bring attention to grief. The first is my friend Jane who works as a Volunteer for Cruse told me to! The second is that that we are not good at talking about death and grief. It has become a taboo. Death and [...]
Book review: Julia Samuel Grief Works I have a lot of books in my study about the meaning of life, life’s purpose, man’s search for meaning, and more, but I only have one book about death. On reflection this is a little odd since the one thing we can be certain of [...]
Things to say or not to say when someone is grieving? Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash I was chatting with a friend about a blog I had written on grief. She told me that someone she knew well had recently suffered a tragic bereavement. She was close to this person but admitted that she [...]
Living With Grief Personal grief experiences Esther Rantzen recently presented a personal and sensitive documentary on Channel 5 exploring living with grief. Her husband the broadcaster Desmond Wilcox died 20 years ago. We are introduced to 5 people all with different experiences of death and all at different stages of mourning. They talk to Esther [...]
Mindful March 2021 Anyone can meditate. Sometimes I hear “but my mind is so busy.” All our minds are busy. This Action Calendar from Action for Happiness has quick daily suggestions for helping develop a mindfulness practise. They are so simple; follow them daily and notice what happens. “It helps us get in tune with [...]
March tips for mindfulness Photo by Fabrizio Verrecchia on Unsplash Mindfulness is training for your brain to improve the ability to pay attention. This skill helps us in time to be able to observe thoughts and feelings without getting so caught up in them. To “respond rather than react.” If you are new to mindfulness here are my top [...]