In my therapeutic work with adolescents, it is so clear that we live in an age where a whole generation of young people are afraid to be...

It’s heartbreaking to spend long periods of time with - many people, from many walks, referred for many things - to consistently find...

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Separated Born of a Father, Mother umbilical cut. The search begins. Am I wanted, am I safe, am I loved? Life unfolds. The looks and...

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So I'm an integrative counsellor. I'm trained in working with thoughts (cognitive behaviour) and what I call the heart (subconscious...

Whenever I settle for conditional love then I run the risk of changing "who I really am" into "who they want me to be". Thought #1:...

"Beautifully complex. Partly accessible yet guarding dangerous depths. Fragmented parts that make me who I am. Often I scare myself....

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It's funny, I don't feel ashamed going to a doctor when my leg is broken? So why should do I feel ashamed when I hurt inside and need...

Sharing this for all the young people in our wee town of Ballymena and beyond. Has there ever been a time in history where it was harder...

Over the years I've started to notice "things in threes". Whether it's blind mice, little pigs, musketeers or film trilogies there seems...

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Confusion is such an enemy of Inner healing. Inside I know when something is so terribly wrong. The instantaneous, life threatening...