January 8, 2016
If your tribe really got on your t*** over the recent hols, then don’t worry! Take comfort from the ditty below, courtesy of Sarah Diplock (and slightly adapted by me!) No matter how awful families can be at times, we really do love them, warts […]
January 4, 2016
As we return to the more routine aspects of our lives now the holidays are over, let’s take a moment to consider how we may have inadvertently allowed things to simply pass us by. For instance, did you notice yourself eating a meal or a […]
December 18, 2015
As Christmas fast approaches, it may well be the time when a few of us choose to look back. Some reflection is certainly healthy, yes, however, when it comes to looking ahead (bearing in mind it was Einstein who said, “I never think of the […]
December 11, 2015
By Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jethå Since Darwin’s day, we’ve been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science—as well as religious and cultural institutions—has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man’s possessions and protection were exchanged […]
December 4, 2015
This month’s consideration: Body and Spirit In the holiday season’s whirl of parties, presents and feasting, don’t forget that this time is one in which we’re supposed to be divinely inspired. If you lack a spiritual connection, you’re likely to focus simply on satisfying your […]
November 20, 2015
For someone who has struggled with the whole concept of marriage all her life (for me, the true essence of “partnership” resonates with so much more meaning and promise), that when asked, by my clients, the rhetorical question: “what is love, anyway?” the desire to […]
November 6, 2015
It’s far better to view antidepressants as the last resort, so please………before you reach for those meds, have a go at some – or all – of these alternative treatments first: Practice Mindfulness When you’re depressed, negative thoughts pour into your mind like water from […]
November 3, 2015
This month’s consideration: Past and Future What came before and what might follow can give meaning to our life in the present. We can’t escape the influence of time, so why not befriend it? Instead of living in the past or burying past experiences, make […]
November 1, 2015
As we leave the Halloween celebrations behind for yet another year, we see the 1st November arrive….and as I remember my dear father’s passing on this day, back in 1996, and my beloved cousin, Imran’s birthday (born on the very same day in 1983), I […]
October 23, 2015
PREPARING “It’s not going to be as bad as I think” “This won’t last long and I know I can cope with it” “I might enjoy it if I go” “If I do get bad feelings, I know they won’t last long and I can […]