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Time to Talk

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As a practising counsellor I feel I want to encourage people to have better conversations about mental health. But the phrase ‘time to talk’ is so well used now that I wonder what we mean by it. I remember when I first returned to live…

This week

It's been a challenging week for so many people in big and small ways. We're all struggling to find our place in a rapidly changing and uncertain world. This is a good poem to return to again and again. Desiderate Go placidly amid…

How to write, self-publish and sell your book in 2015

If you would like to write a book then this is a great afternoon workshop for you. Many people would like to write a book but few create the space to make it happen. Do you have a story to share? Have you had interesting experiences…

How I almost met Samuel L Jackson

It's Saturday 14 June and my husband is looking after our son. I am meeting up with a longstanding friend and very much looking forward to it. It's one of the highlights of the summer where we do something arty, eat some nice food and share…

An A-Z for your life – Witness

Welcome to my final extract from An A-Z for your life, discovering and revealing who you are today.  You can read the chapters for X,Y, Z in the book at your own pace. Witness Sometimes it is not simply who we are and how we are but…