Vicarious Trauma

When I’m tempted to numb with trash-TV, I’m sometimes able to drag my mind out of the soap opera gutter toward something meaningful, and just today I had such an opportunity. I was lucky enough to come across this engrossing TED-X talk by Laura van Dernoot...

What we can learn from athletes

A new book called The Golden Rules by Bob Bowman looks promising. Bob Bowman is a sports psychologist and swim coach, known for his work with one of the most decorated of Olympic athletes, Michael Phelps (22 medals, 18 of them gold). I don’t know if...

Integrating Coaching and Counselling

My friend and colleague Carolyn Mumby has recently published an interesting article in BACP’s Private Practice magazine about the integration of coaching and counselling. Along with other practitioners, I was asked to contribute and here’s the outcome....

After a while

Listening to a podcast recently, I suddenly heard someone read aloud this poem. Haven’t heard it in years and her querulous voice reminded me how evocative Veronica Shoffstall’s words are: “After A While” After a whileyou learn the subtle...
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