I was sad to learn of the passing of Robin Williams earlier this week. The comedian and star of such films as Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting took his own life. He had been battling with depression and it has been more recently reported that he was in the early stages of Parkinson’s …
Why does grief hurt?
I wanted to follow on from last week’s thought, particularly the idea of a journey from grief to understanding. The reason grief hurts is because there is an inextricable link between the level of pain we feel when a loved one passes and how much we cared for that person. If we wanted to protect …
Life is a Journey
I was at a funeral service this week. We were remembering a special person who was tragically killed in a motorbike accident aged only 50. Tributes to the person which had been posted on his Facebook wall were read out during the service. This was was very moving, personal and poignant. Wouldn’t it be good …
The Stigma of Counselling?
The following is an extract from The Independent published earlier this month: More of us than ever have had therapy, according to a new study, which reveals that more than a quarter (28 per cent) of people in the UK have consulted a counsellor or psychotherapist, compared to just one in five people in 2010. …
Questions
It was Voltaire who said – “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers”. But how does that philosophy work when I try to look for what brought me to where I am today? Well, maybe it has just started to.
Fast forward or rewind?
Ever looked at a DVD player and thought that you’d like to press one of the buttons to fast forward your life? Maybe you’d like to rewind to a familiar or particularly happy time. Pause is a good one, especially if you’re enjoying where you are right now. How about Stop? Maybe you’ve had enough. …