Following that inner voice
How often do you have a gut instinct, that intuitive feeling, something inside guiding you only to overrule it and not even consider its guidance or alternatively work it to death over analyzing it? It is easy to become caught up in other people’s opinions about what is right or wrong or even so concerned with other people’s lives that your own needs and wants vanish into the ether.
Retreat
Over the years I have often wondered what it would be like to go on a retreat. It was certainly on my “bucket list” of things that I would like to do. I am not sure why I have never got round to actually going on one till now. So many of us these days rush around with agendas and there always seems something or someone that needs our time and attention. During one of my regular chats with my friend Chris she announced that she was planning to go on a retreat so my desire to go on retreat finally became a reality.
Anxiety (one woman’s journey)
So many people I meet, either as a therapist or on a course, suffer from anxiety to some extent. Anxiety can cause so much stress and trauma to an individual as it can have the effect of paralyzing them with fear. Anxiety can build up and catches an individual out as its onset can feel sudden. Anxiety can also exist in the […]
Pushing the comfort zone boundaries
I am aware as a therapist and a trainer that it can seem a little glib when I rattle on about techniques and strategies to help individuals. I like to keep my skills sharp and one way I do this is to push myself out of my comfort zone. This helps me to keep in touch with what it feels for people when I advocate or suggest techniques for students or clients.