Disappointment always weighs heavily. When something or someone disappoints us we try to make sense of why it happened and invariably...
Autumn Prayer
Autumn Prayer by Leunig. There will always be difficult times in our lives; may we keep hold of goodness through...
Decisions, decisions.
Decisions such as whether to do something or not, whether to choose this or that can be very anxiety provoking. It’s...
A moment for 2017
As 2017 heads to an end and you begin to think back on the year, what moment or moments can you recall...
Taking back control
Do you feel like you’ve lost control over your life and work is running you into the ground? Work demands...
13 Reasons Why
The Netflix series ’13 Reasons Why’ caused controversy for apparently encouraging and glamourising suicide. I’ve worked with clients who have felt...
Limits
I was listening an old Desert Island Discs podcast where Kirsty Young interviewed Miranda Hart. Miranda said that while she’s cast away on the desert...
A talking therapy
Newcomers to psychotherapy wishing to understand what talking therapies (such as Gestalt) involve may be interested in the ABC RN’s radio...
When and How to Stop?
I read the title of an article from the ABC news website: “Exercise and pain: Discomfort, ‘good pain’ and knowing when to...
Self-worth: unhealthy actions
I was quite impressed when I read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald: Online dating has been a huge part...