I reckon any road cyclist reading this will have had a similar experience to mine a couple of weeks ago. Cycling along the pathetically allotted bike lane, a van drove…

Each one of us can experience bizarre or distressing thoughts – speaking for myself, (and probably by now, hundreds of clients I’ve worked with), it’s not unusual to think of…

The Guardian ran an interesting piece last week about the perils of practising mindfulness without proper instruction or preparation (here if you are interested). This ancient practice, secularised by Jon…

‘Losing my baby was devastating. I didn’t realise quite how much I loved it until we found out it had died. I couldn’t sleep or concentrate for weeks, and my…

Barbara Taylor’s moving tale of her descent into alcoholism and madness, and long journey back to health isn’t just another misery memoir. It certainly touches on misery, but along the…