What is self – compassion?… It really means taking care of yourself. So how do we do that? How often do we say that to others we care about? If we can feel this way towards others, can we consider treating ourselves this way? To treat ourselves as we would a best friend, with kindness, love and understanding. To be… Read more →

Further to my work my ongoing experience includes working with children and young people who are statemented with Autism. Living with Autism may be experienced as confusing and isolating as difficulty to recognise, understand and express feelings can lead to social and communication difficulties and therefore prove challenging to connect with own emotions of those of others. Change is particularly… Read more →

Anxiety… it can impact on us in many ways and can take varying forms.The good news is that awareness is growing and permitting more open conversations about what it may be like to live with.   So, what would it be like to consider that a degree of anxiety is normal within everyday life? Perhaps controversially, I believe anxiety is… Read more →