Why most relationships fail (and few succeed)
How can it be possible that some people experience love at first sight, only for that love to descend into chaos, whilst other...
Who is responsible for your happiness?
I sat in the supermarket today next to a man who I presumed to be in his 80s. It started as a peaceful moment as we both sat on a bench...
Do we attract the love we think we deserve?
Most of us crave healthy, functional and rewarding relationships with the people we love most. Yet it’s an all too familiar theme sat in...
The Unconscious Empath
We all have dark thoughts about ourselves and others. Some of mine came to light whilst I was in therapy a while back. I was feeling...
A trick of the mind?
What I perceive to be my external environment (“out there”) and the thoughts in my mind (“in here”) both seem to be so inherently...
I am not my thoughts? Erm, who am I then?
This idea that we are not our thoughts has been growing on me for a number of years. The base idea of all meditation is to transcend...
My Heart Aches For Humanity
Today my heart is aching for humanity. I see a world that is so divided. On days like today I feel powerless to help. I wish I could show...
What's wrong with average? (from the archive)
(Original post written - 3rd April 2016) Since last year I have become very aware of the external pressures on me to do more, and be...
Depression, or painful awakening to the truth?
This is a question that has been on my mind for some time, and I’m choosing courage over silence to share my perspective on this word, my...
You’re Waking Up – And Your Employer Needs to Follow Suit
I’m one of an increasing number of people who are waking up to the fact that we humans simply aren’t cut out for what Western culture is...