At the weekend I attended the second of the monthly weekend courses as part of my diploma course. The first one (a month ago) was on fundamental skills which whilst very dynamic was also tiring and challenging. This past weekend was a more relaxed opportunity to experience and understand the process of my own transformation. […]
“He who joyfully marches in rank and file …. has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice” No not Hilter, this was from Albert Einstein.
Last night’s lecture was part 2 of clinical personality types and it was fascinating. The previous week was all about the schizoid (fixated in the oral development) and the obsessive (hiding of feelings). Last night covered the depressive and hysterical types. The important thing to remember in all of this is that this is just a map,
If you are feeling angry then slow down. If you are feeling anxious then slow down. If you are dealing with an angry client then slow down. These might sound like a mantra but the importance of slowing down when angry cannot be overstated. In counselling and psychotherapy, asking an angry person to start describing what
Today I spoke with the Upfront Guru Matt Davies (pictured), former BBC Presenter of the Year, who specialises in communicating with confidence, on my radio show on ONFM. Matt was in the studio to answer questions on presentation skills training and confidence building in the context of communications. He was big on CBT and
I found this today at http://www.essortment.com/middle-child-syndrome-62872.html The middle or second born child or children often have the sense of not belonging. They fight to receive attention from parents and others because they feel many times they are being ignored or dubbed off as being the same as another sibling. Being in the middle a child can
It’s not about “being in the know” but being “in the mystery”. I like this. I came across the quote whilst watching the interesting film What the Bleep Do We Know? The plot follows the story of a deaf photographer; as she encounters emotional and existential obstacles in her life, she comes to consider the
Thanks for dropping by. I was born and brought up in Dublin and at the age of 19 I visited London for a three week holiday and have been here ever since. I have returned to Ireland for short visits over the years and have witnessed the coming and going of the Celtic Tiger in that time. I graduated from Middlesex Poly