Author: Starnta Johal Despite being a British born Punjabi woman, whilst training to be a counsellor it never crossed my mind that I would want to work with people of South Asian heritage. I was focussing on the specialisms I was interested in, S&DV, bereavement,...
Author: Judy Nkechukwu The Purge. The Purge. You know, the movie? We are living it.Anxiety, Stress and Fear is really here!The Joy of the Oppressed.Soul exhaustion, compassion fatigue, frozen – simply yearning to feel!The 3 – 2 -1 Countdown; whilst...
Author: Lorraine Collins When we feel lonely, it can often come with a sense of shame. It’s as if our loneliness were a personal weakness, and we’re embarrassed of our need for connection, belonging and being understood. Loneliness is often amplified rather than...
Breaking Barriers: Thriving As a Working Parent With Long-Term, Chronic Illness Meet Catriona and Esther, friends who came together over illness. Here they share their story and day-to-day tips with us. Catriona and I met in 2018, whist we worked for a paediatric...
Author: Dr Esther Cole Genetics They say the past is in the past, but when I send my saliva to a laboratory overseas, they can tell me my most recent ancestors are from Jamaica – the Windrush generation. The sample tells them my ethnicity is 88% Sub-Saharan West...
Author: Sarah Colbourne A new client, a black woman in her 40s, was emotional at the end of our initial session. ‘It’s been so challenging to find a therapist, and one who is culturally sensitive,’ she said. ‘It feels like a load has been lifted off my shoulders.’ As...
Author: Lorraine Collins Burnout is a hot topic these days and with good reason. In a culture that encourages us to do more, it’s easy to veer into “too much,” especially if you mean well. This is what happened to me. I recently received a diagnosis of osteoarthritis...
Author: Lorraine Welch What makes it so difficult to have healthy boundaries? I have recently been talking a lot in my clinical work and personal relationships about boundaries. I have noticed that complicated, tricky or even abusive relationships or circumstances...
Author: Karen Minikin This post captures the key themes of alienation, oppression and deception that are core to Karen Minikin’s new book: Radical-Relational Perspectives in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. Soon to be published by Routledge. Find out about book...
You Can’t Love Yourself If You Don’t Know Yourself : A Message to Black Women Author: Ayesha Giselle Dornelly As a coach/therapist, I understand the importance of self-discovery as a foundation for self-love. For black women, who are often subjected to...
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