My graduation ceremony tomorrow marks the conclusion of a counselling degree where I achieved a BA 1st Class Honours. I put in as much effort as I could for the Degree. My drivers, “Try hard” and, “Be perfect” were often useful assets, other times crippling curses that I acquired when I was younger. I have …
I spent some time today out on the open water, having been invited out by a friend from Lower Thames Rowing club. It’s been a stressful few weeks where I know I have been devoting less time to self-care. Plus as I have a family connection to the sea that lives within my DNA (Epigenetics …
I have found that loss experiences regularly enter my counselling room. Often not obvious, or clear, but out of sight, difficult to name or claim. Sometimes gains that may come with it too, are not always obvious either. I have found that for some people loss will not always be a negative experience, nor gain …