Category Archives: Therapy Notes

Thank you, Sophie, for telling me about kintsugi, which is a Japanese art form where broken pottery is repaired with gold, silver, or platinum, which highlights rather than hide the broken bits. The philosophy behind the technique is to incorporate … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of you who were brave enough to attend my first seminar on love, sex and relationships. It is something most of us are interested in (and believe we do poorly) but few are willing to admit … Continue reading →

As some of you are aware, I’ve been interested in love lately. In fact, I’ve spent the last year researching relationships, attachment and sex and read articles and books from a wide range of fields. I’ve done this because it … Continue reading →

I will be running another mindfulness course in October 2016 (Saturdays: 15/10, 22/10, 29/10 & 5/11 from 9 am to 10.30 am). Generally people have two main questions when it comes to mindfulness:    1) What is it   2) … Continue reading →

Most parents love their children and want the best for them. Sometimes, however, due to the parent’s own history of difficulties and trauma, they are unable to be the kind of parent that the child needs. There may be emotional … Continue reading →

So winter has come to Sydney. The first 10 years I lived in Australia, every winter I heard people say: “It’s unusually cold this year”. It took me a decade to realise that that wasn’t the case but rather that … Continue reading →

Recently a number of you have asked me advice about how to handle dating situations where it isn’t clear what the other person is thinking (is it ever?). Here is a typical example that I hear again and again from … Continue reading →

I have been out over the last few days to do a bit of Christmas shopping. We generally try to keep it at a minimum at our place – a zen Christmas if you like – but I wanted to … Continue reading →

I have promised a number of you to put up the dates for the next series of mindfulness classes so here they are: Tuesday 16/2,  6-7.30pm Tuesday 23/2,   6-7.30pm Tuesday 1/3,   6-7.30pm Tuesday 8/3,   6-7.30pm The classes … Continue reading →

My problem with a number of self-help books is that they give simplistic solutions to complex problems.The best outcome with these types of  books is that they are no help whatsoever but the worst is that they can make a … Continue reading →