Posted by in Clinical Psychology, difference, politics, Uncategorized Dear Politicians of Northern Ireland, You have failed this country. We deserve better, and that we even includes you – it is time to wake up! Yes, you have failed this country, but that does not mean you cannot make it better. We are all trying to heal from years of incredible pain and suffering.…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Love, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care Well done for making it to the end of A Week of Mindfulness! If you have missed any of the previous blogs in this series you can catch up by clicking on the links below: Monday: what is all of this mindfulness malarkey about anyway? Tuesday: The core themes of mindfulness Wednesday: What does mindfulness…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Grief, Love, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized Dear Mindfulness You and I have known each other for quite a while, 13 years to be exact. When I first met you I thought ‘wow they sound really helpful‘, but I realise now that in my naiveté I didn’t really understand you yet. My first proper introduction to you was during my training to…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, Uncategorized Welcome to day three of a week of mindfulness, where we will get a bit more into the nitty-gritty of some of the different ways you can integrate mindfulness into your life.. If you missed Monday and Tuesday’s segments, don’t worry you can just click on the links below for a catch up. Monday: what…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized Welcome to today’s instalment of a week of mindfulness. If you missed yesterday’s don’t worry you can just click on the link below for a catch up. Monday: what is all of this mindfulness malarkey about anyway? There are two main themes to living mindfully: • Living fully in the moment • Embracing a non-judgemental…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Love, science, scientific research, self compassion Welcome to part four of my self-compassion series – Learning to Love Yourself. You can check out the first three parts by clicking on the links below. Learning to Love Yourself: Part One Learning to love yourself: Part Two Learning to love yourself: Part Three How would you like to my learn more about how…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, difference, Love, self compassion So far in this self-compassion series I have briefly introduced what self-compassion is, with some personal reflections and exercises for readers to complete, hopefully starting the process of helping people think about how much self-compassion they truly offer themselves. Click on the link below to read part one and two of this ongoing series on…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Grief, Love, self compassion, Uncategorized Motherhood, what an amazing thing to celebrate! Think of all the women who since the evolution of homo sapiens have been giving birth to and raising those trillions of people that have came before us, are here now, and will come long after we are gone. I am sure we all are aware however of…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Love, self compassion Following last week’s introductory blog on self compassion, I thought it might be helpful to continue sharing some of my own personal and professional reflections. Particularly, regarding the difficulties we all seem to experience in recognising, and being okay with our own humanity, and inevitable imperfections. I would also like to share some exercises on…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Love, self compassion Last week was the week of love, or so western culture indicates, and society including good old social media, repeatedly reminds us. Don’t get me wrong, I have got nothing against Valentine’s Day, and it is always good to be reminded to appreciate those we love, romantically or otherwise. It can however be a difficult…Read more »
Musings of a wounded healer 