How we get through: recovery from trauma

It seems so simple, doesn’t it, telling someone how you feel? And yet we often have to hunt for the words which can explain. Sad doesn’t...

Do we ask too many questions? How questions can get in the way of connection and what we can try instead.

I have always loved this description of living with trauma by Daniel Siegel. There is something in it which recognises the frustrations...

I’ve just had one of those conversations. You know, the ones that take your breath away? I have suddenly realised that the pandemic has...

We all experience emotions, all the time. They are a huge part of our lives and we spend lots of time thinking about and reacting to...

Never mind lengthening the school day, or shortening the school holidays, we need to consciously allocate time for children to catch up...

Like us all, I am trying to find the ways I can best navigate these times. What has helped in the past doesn't always help in the...

Looking to the future through the window of the past.

Essential to hope is the belief that things can change AND that we can do something to influence this.

Why are we talking about children being behind?

It is an odd expression when you think about it. When we describe something as having gone to seed, we usually mean that it is past its...

I met my favourite black Labrador for a walk today. She is somewhat obsessed with her ball. She carries it, watches it, drops it, hunts...

When we engage in a little mild peril, we are pushing boundaries and growing.

Play feeds our soul and fuels our creativity - don't let it be the first thing to be crossed out of your diary when you get busy.

When it comes to disconnecting from someone we are connected to, the idea of marking that in some way is important. After all, the...

A chance meeting yesterday led me to talking about play therapy and the opportunity it offers in terms of self-expression and experience...

"Bad is stronger than good" is the conclusion reached by Baumeister et al (2001). We are designed as a species to pay more attention and...

In June this year, I went to Cork to spend two days learning from the author of the seminal trauma book 'The Body Keeps the Score' -...

I started with feathers, drawn to them by their shape and delicacy. The tall grasses they were caught in creating make-shift dream...