Being human together. Showing up for what matters.
Being human together. Showing up for what matters.
Happy New Year! I hope the festive season has brought you some time for rest and relaxation, along with some space to consider what you would like 2014 to be about. Having encouraged you last month to start playing with developing more of an awareness of what your thoughts were busy doing, I thought I’d …
Admittedly, this is a rather contentious topic. A family member emailed me recently following a conversation she’d had, and it prompted me to write this post. In the line of work I’m in (working with families, often with young children), smacking is certainly a topic we talk about from time to time. Full disclosure: I …
I feel sorry for my kids sometimes – can’t be easy having a psych for a mum! I had this conversation with my eldest recently when he didn’t want to give a new sports class a go: Him: I don’t want to go. I won’t like it. I’m no good at it. I just KNOW. …
So there was this mother who, when home alone, would avoid carrying her baby into the kitchen, just in case she accidentally popped him in the oven. She avoided taking him into the laundry because what if the washing machine suddenly looked inviting? She would ring people while she played with the baby because if …
I was deeply touched by the warm response many of you gave my first blog post. Clearly it was enough positive reinforcement for me to attempt again 😉 Not without those scary voices showing up, of course. A past client asked me if I could watch the pilot episode of Offspring (Channel 10): “It’s me!”, …
I’ve been thinking about blogging for a while, off and on. I’m a Clinical Psychologist, I’m a Contextual Behavioural Science Practitioner, I’m an ACT Therapist, I’m a Mother (wife/sister/daughter/friend/colleague/insert-your-own) – and at moments I feel like I have something worth sharing. Generally, when I think about blogging, here’s what happens next – doubt shows up! …