Well it’s here, we have done it. When I lived on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of the England, I did a late night phone-in programme on local radio. I was the resident psych and people would ring in with psychological problems and dilemmas to discuss and get help. As I listened… Continue reading The Self Help Podcast
Category: happiness
What does Easter mean for you?
I enjoy Easter, the indulgence, the family meal, our traditional egg hunt, though Easter means much more to me than that. For me it is also about, a time of newness and renewal.
Do you like Monday’s?
The other day I put up a thought on Facebook suggesting that if you were happier on Friday than you are on Monday then you are probably in the wrong job. It was Thursday and I was seeing people in the consulting room and as it was approaching the end of the week the common… Continue reading Do you like Monday’s?
Live in the Present, Let go of the Past
Who was the last person to get on your nerves, upset you in some way, or do you a wrong? When you think of them, or the event, how does it make you feel? Often when you recall past hurts we relive the emotions of that time. It is as though they are happening again… Continue reading Live in the Present, Let go of the Past
The Answer Lies Within
It is time to be with the cow. You may recall a blog back in the eons of time in which I told the story of how my teacher sent me to spend the day in a field with a cow. It was a long and a hot day , filled with many one sided… Continue reading The Answer Lies Within
Why Meditate? Part 2 – Stress
Are You Stressed? Stress is a modern buzz word and although stress is real people often use the word to mean that they are busy, perhaps even very busy. It is rather like when people describe a common cold as ‘the flu’. But, it is true that stress is real and the more that we… Continue reading Why Meditate? Part 2 – Stress
Breaking Silence
Hi, it has been a while since I entered the blogosphere and I have started getting emails saying “where are you?” Well, I haven’t been anywhere, perhaps I have been away in my head, but not in my body. Rie has been away on a silent vipassana meditation retreat for a couple of weeks and I… Continue reading Breaking Silence
The Past, The Present & The Future
Wow what an amazing year. January began with Rie starting her new job seeing all of her hard work coming into fruition. Live in the Present published my first Tantra book, which has done so very well, the feed back and reviews have been amazing and the sales keep on growing, thank you to everyone who… Continue reading The Past, The Present & The Future
Anxiety and happiness can never live together
When I am working with clients, I always try to understand how various psychological problems fit into human evolutionary development. The nature of the mind to create phobic reaction to various situations is quite understandable. After all, if we did not respect height, we would have all fallen out of the trees long ago in… Continue reading Anxiety and happiness can never live together
Sex, Population and Happiness
There are some amazing statistics doing the rounds at the moment. The human race yesterday topped the seven billion mark, wow! That means that every hour 15,347 people are born and 6,418 people die. So the human race increases by 149 people every minute of every day. The doorbell just rang. In the time it took… Continue reading Sex, Population and Happiness