5 min readAn honest account of one therapists year in reflection…When the pandemic initially began back in March 2020, I had just returned to a counselling role offering telephone counselling on a helpline
6 min readRecovering from Burnout as a Therapist or CounsellorWe live in a culture that celebrates (and demands) an extreme dedication to work - where family time, hobbies, relaxation and even sleep are
4 min readMental Health: Why the importance of being normal?Normal. When suffering low mental health, we often turn this into Paradise. A promised land tantalisingly out of reach
4 min readPerfect Timing & Not Getting BurntThe art is in the knowing and also in embracing the ‘not knowing’. Take a wrong turn, mis-time an interaction and perhaps we can ‘burn’ the
3 min readSymptoms of BurnoutI wanted to write about Burnout because during my career as an occupational health nurse I have seen so many employees with this condition a