I often get asked about how I can listen to my client’s distress all week without crumpling with exhaustion or getting distressed myself. I tend to give a short answer…

This post originally appeared here at welldoing.org. It took me a very long time to work out the difference between being kind to myself and actually being kind to myself….

Gillie Bolton’s life’s work has been devoted to the creative writing process as a self-development and reflective tool. The Writer’s Key is her latest addition to an already healthy bibliography….

I write for a BACP journal, Private Practice. My latest piece concerns the skill of self-compassion, as thought about by two American academics Chris Germer and Kristin Neff. More here…

Louise Chunn – a brilliant journalist with years of writing and editing experience (Psychologies magazine included) has just launched a great new website, welldoing with a really impressive array of…

I’m a big fan of Andrew Solomon’s writings and would recommend the to anyone interested in depression, mental illness or the human condition. It’s been translated into 22 languages, so…