Myths and legends have been around since we humans stood up on two legs and reached for the stars. In every culture, in every corner of the earth, story has been the way humans make sense of the world and themselves. Story has been how we have kept our young folk safe from what lurks outside the ... Read More
Cuppa With a Counsellor: Ep1 – Systemic Family Constellation Therapy
Many therapists work with not just one, but a number of modalities. We call it our melting pot, our tool kit if you will. But what actually do they do? In this series - Cuppa with a Counsellor - I interview well-established mental health professionals. From psychiatrists to psychoanalysts, ... Read More
Facing the Shadow
“The best way to deal with he darkness of other people is to deal with your own.’ Carl Jung Photo republished thanks for Unsplash In our lifetime, for each and every one of us, there will come a time that we have to ... Read More
How To Make Our Well-Being Impenetrable: A Vaccination for the Soul
A moment ago, it seems, it was a new year; 2020. Yet four months in and the entire globe finds itself struggling to adjust to a new normal, in a global lockdown, and the implications are vast. As millions find themselves instantly unemployed, tens of thousands of others fight for their lives and in ... Read More
Halcyon Days
I The broken white lines zipper down the highway, our car hurling itself after them in pursuit of the beach. The children sleep in the back seat, one with a hand propped on his cheek, his brow furrowed as if contemplating a philosophical puzzle.t’s a ten hour drive from our regional town to the ... Read More
The Space Between
It is akin to being plunged into the boiling water of the underworld. Some women are pulled down kicking and screaming; others, as they descend, move into depression. The space between worlds is where thousands of women who yearn for a baby but can not fall pregnant or stay pregnant, dwell. Women ... Read More