The photo above is of our puppy, Margot, who is a small Border Terrier who has exploded with the force of a whirlwind into our lives recently; living proof that small things matter! I was walking Margot back from town...

Being mindful does not mean being mindless! Over the last year, I have delivered a series of workshops for a large company on mindfulness at work. In the workshops, I explored how people can use mindfulness techniques to live a...

I struggle with many of the fads that affect the work of counselling and, more broadly, the world of work. I have lost count of the different ‘best practices' that have been inflicted on many workplaces, including counselling. Managers,...

One issue seems to crop up repeatedly in discussions with clients; how to take back control and challenge negative thoughts. These thoughts could be about us or someone else; the connection is that the thoughts are negative and seem...

To understand what it means to boost your mental fitness using mindfulness and self-awareness techniques, I invite you to do something that looks simple. Stop what you are doing and fold your arms in front of you, across your...

Being mindful means being aware of what's going on around us and within us: understanding what we are doing and why. Much has been written about what it means if you fold your arms in different directions, but that is...