I was 7. Visiting friends of dad on a farm. The adults had spoken and laughed about the bull. It was a topic people found funny. The bull had a limp and would fall over from time to time. As a kid I followed what the adult found funny. So
Edmund Hillary famously writes "it's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves". I wonder if we actually 'conquer' anything. Conquering- Conquistador- honky-tonker On one day we may climb to the top, on another day the weather and mountain will refuse any climber. On one
A client recently discussed how their annoyance with dishes being left on the sink, led to an argument, that led to ultimatums of leaving the relationship. This client has an old belief that they are not good enough, something is wrong with them and they do not deserve happiness. This
Latest research from leading centres such as Harvard University show the benefits and longstanding effects of mindful eating upon our mood, physical health and weight. The research highlights common sense understandings of eating as well as new found research in relation to our physiology, the interaction with stress and our
A creation myth from the Abrahamic religions. As like most of those stories it follows a hetero-sexual , monogamist slant with a big dose of Misogyny. You know the woman is the temptress and encourages the fall... blah blah blah. Although, maybe an avenue to reappropriating this story from misogyny is
I read somewhere that Picasso was constantly trying to learn how to paint as a child again. I am unsure how accurate this is but I love the idea. You may notice these posts are poorly connected, non-linear, possibly incoherent. Below is an excerpt of a conversation I overheard. If
My Gran used this phrase frequently. She had used it in the small Yorkshire village she was raised in. The phrase was deployed as the Salvation Army volunteers would come into town. I love it for many reasons. The reason I am choosing it here, is to frame the dilemma
I was speaking to a friend. I had just watched their short film production. A great piece that obviously took hard work. Their phrase towards the end, it was just a silly thing. He was obviously using humour to soften something, maybe pride, embarrassment. whatever it was, his phrase got
"because sometimes a cigar is just a cigar", Sigmund Freud. Our unconscious unexpectedly bubbling into our everyday speech, unedited, seemingly so out of place. I guess this is the basis of what is known as Freudian slips. The problem with slipping or tripping though.... Surely you have done
It is interesting to note the number of violent, sudden and highly emotive deaths that occur in Pixar and Disney movies. Finding Nemo, mum and siblings get eaten within ten minutes of the movie starting. Encanto, Grandfather is murdered by a marauding mob. Frozen, the parents to Anna and Elsa
People are often consciously asking for advice when they come to see me for therapy. Jung amusingly states "the last thing people are looking for when they ask for advice, is advice". A person I was recently sharing a space with, or more to the point, sharing our
Macrons to offer ‘scientific’ court evidence to prove Brigitte is a woman, lawyer saysThey have filed a lawsuit against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens who claims the French first lady was born male.BBC NewsByAnoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, Melanie Stewart-Smith and Victoria Farncombe, Fame Under Fire podcast I don't often