New Year Cheer
Every January arrives with the same quiet pressure. A fresh calendar. A clean slate. A list of New Year’s resolutions that promise a better, more disciplined, more impressive version of ourselves. We resolve to exercise more, eat better, be calmer, more productive, more focused. And then-often sooner than we’d like-life happens. Motivation dips. Habits slip. […]
Self-Acceptance
Do you ever wonder who you really are? I realise that’s quite a profound question, but I think most of us will ponder & reflect on this important consideration many times throughout our lives. I think adolescence is a particularly challenging time, because as children pass through childhood and into adulthood, that’s exactly what they’re […]
Wasted Worry: Letting Go of Overthinking
I wonder how many times you’ve worried about something and in the end, it doesn’t actually happen? I’m going to be honest with you, if I reflect back over my lifetime I can think of many times where I’ve done exactly that. I’ve no doubt that pretty much anyone who reads this blog can relate […]
Personality Clash
Ever wondered why your partner doesn’t behave in the same way you do? Does it wind you up that they insist on chit-chatting all day and want to offload their thoughts while you just want some peace and quiet to reflect on your own thoughts and feelings? Does it drive you mad that your partner […]
Tired of the Drama?
I don’t know about you, but one of the things I value a great deal in my life is peace. I like it when life is peaceful and I’m enjoying healthy relations with all my family and friends. I find it quite stressful when that peace is disturbed, and I recognized, quite a while ago, […]
A Safe Haven
TO SAY THAT LIFE CAN BE HARD IS, ADMITTEDLY, A BIG UNDERSTATEMENT. There are so many difficulties that life can throw at us, often without warning and sometimes through no fault of our own. For this reason, we all need a safe haven, a place that we can retreat to, to unwind, express our true […]
The Languages of Love
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so I thought I’d share a blog all about love. Having said that, I’m conscious I may be giving the impression this is aimed solely at couples, and whilst what I’m about to share is very useful for them, it’s also useful for absolutely everyone, because it’s about the giving […]
Why Should I Forgive?
I wonder what you think about the concept of ‘forgiveness’? The reason I ask is because I talk quite a lot about forgiveness in my work as a counsellor and I find that how I see forgiveness is often quite different from my clients. For some it means letting someone off the hook, for another […]
The Uncomfortable Comfort Zone
OK, so I’ve got a feeling you’re wondering how a comfort zone can be uncomfortable – ‘surely that’s a contradiction in terms Bethany’ I hear you say. Well, when written down in black and white on a piece of paper then logically it is, but emotionally it definitely isn’t, and I’m often talking about this […]
Communication in Relationships
Valentine’s Day is upon us, so I thought it appropriate to write a blog looking at the subject of relationships, and what keeps them healthy and happy. Now of course, I’m fairly confident that you might be thinking, ‘surely love is what keeps a relationship strong’… and you’d be absolutely right, but as a couple’s […]