Ric WiltonNov 12, 20213 minMentors, our young people need you. 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...
Ric WiltonMay 21, 20212 minMedicating 'The Pain of Unlove'.It’s heartbreaking to spend long periods of time with - many people, from many walks, referred for many things - to consistently find...
Ric WiltonApr 7, 20213 minTest or Con-test?At the root of it all, aren't all life’s battlefields relational in nature? Isn’t it all a test to see if we will grow in intimacy with...
Ric WiltonDec 28, 20202 minFatherSeparated Born of a Father, Mother umbilical cut. The search begins. Am I wanted, am I safe, am I loved? Life unfolds. The looks and...
Ric WiltonNov 17, 20203 minHow to choose a Ballymena Counsellor?Top 5 Tips on how to select the right counsellor or therapist in Ballymena and beyond.
Ric WiltonSep 24, 20202 minCounselling of the HeartSo I'm an integrative counsellor. I'm trained in working with thoughts (cognitive behaviour) and what I call the heart (subconscious...
Ric WiltonSep 24, 20202 minConditional LoveWhenever 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:...
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20201 minBeautifully Complex"Beautifully complex. Partly accessible yet guarding dangerous depths. Fragmented parts that make me who I am. Often I scare myself....
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20202 minRelationships as important as air.If I could reduce all of my motivation, all of my pain, all of my joy and all of my purpose into one word then what would that word be?...
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20201 minBeauty Transforms All It Lands OnWhen we cease to be surrounded by beauty, we cease to hope. We see things in grayscale. We look down not up. We focuss on our failures...
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20201 minNo Shame in Reaching OutIt'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...
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20201 minIt's Tough Being a Teenager 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...
Ric WiltonSep 23, 20202 minThe Power of Three Over the years I've started to notice "things in threes". Whether it's blind mice, little pigs, musketeers or film trilogies there seems...
Ric WiltonAug 27, 20203 minAlways a Rose I rise and fall with their words and looks, blown by their wind and scornful quips. My heart exposed, it longs for home, it longs for...
Ric WiltonAug 25, 20202 minMind Confusion Confusion is such an enemy of Inner healing. Inside I know when something is so terribly wrong. The instantaneous, life threatening...