You are not listening to me when… You do not care about me You say you understand before you know me well enough You have an answer for my problem before I’ve finished telling you what my problem is You cut me off before I’ve finished speaking You find me boring and don’t tell me […]
Autobiography In Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson
I love poems because they very often have a wonderful way of say something with great meaning! And I particularly love this one. It’s one of my favourites and I often refer to during my therapeutic work. Back in 2014 my original blog talked about how this short poem paints a picture of the journey […]
Early Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Bereavement
“up to one in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy or birth” (Tommy’s, 2017) Given the statistics early pregnancy and infant loss is still a subject rarely talked about. It’s often a silent loss, known only by those who knew about the pregnancy in those first few weeks or much a wider affair […]
Training
I take my training seriously, and want to provide you with more in depth information which is of particular use if you were thinking of accessing counselling and blogging seems a practical way to do this. Also, as part of my Accredited Membership of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) under Working […]