In 2007 I travelled the world with two children and a husband. Before this journey I had always been frightened of flying. Although each time we went abroad, I did it. Because the thought of sailing to the places I wanted to go, meant I would have needed to take even more time off work…

The summer feels like it showing itself, in my little corner of england and not surprisingly it has me thinking about taking a short break away in europe. Four days I normally find, is the maximum I want to spend in any particular city and one short break a month, combined with a long holiday…

As I waded out into the temperate waters, lapping against the shingled shoreline of my hometown Southend on Sea. I tickled the surface with my finger tips, before plunging my hands downward. The cold travelled up my arms, as I continued to make my way deeper and deeper into the sea.The water soaking upwards towards my…

I’ve been on the golf course this morning – having a group lesson with the golf pro. We were practicing putting and thinking about perception. The question he asked was ‘How do you judge where the golf ball is going to roll on the green?’ Walking to where he was standing, I had an idea…

Doing what you want with your own life, is an incredibly powerful and empowering experience. Building self efficacy is one of the most important skills we can teach our children and develop within ourselves. It can be severely damaged by trauma, abuse & addiction. Self efficacy is: one’s own belief in being able to succeed…

As a Humanistic Therapist one of the things I understand, is the importance of feeling & healing grief.  I don’t view grief negatively or something which needs to be eradicated.  Our emotions and feelings tell us about ourselves and what has meaning to us. Something I have learnt through travel – a particular happy place…

Auschwitz… Somewhere which I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. The stories my parents told me of the second world war, filled me with both fear and wonder at mankind. The way in which we can be full of heart for helping others, or if choosing, wanting complete domination and control over them. Vin…

I first encountered Caroline LaBouchere on instagram. I was looking for women in their early fifties, who had allowed their hair to go grey and were looking good. To get a sense of the looks, styles and possibilities available to me, as I contemplated growing out my blonde locks. Dyeing hair can be so tiresome…

There are many ways to live our lives and one of the ways I’ve found to be useful, is grounded in a philosophy of Abraham Maslow and relates to the Hierarchy of Needs. Travelling extensively is one of my passions. Extended travel with my family  in earlier years, allowed me to explore with therapeutic insight,…

My relationship with food in its early days, was a very complex one. As a young woman in her late teens and early twenties, I lived on tuna salads, diet coke and cigarettes. A combination at the time which kept me lithe, lovely and hungry! Marrying my husband, I became adept at cooking dishes inspired…

Being away from my husband for the last two months, meant that we both wanted a little bit of time to reconnect. Just as us – doing the thing we both love. Travel. Our chosen destination this time, a place which Vince has wanted to visit for a long time, Kraków. I’ve never wanted to…