29 ° degrees today in sunny Southend... I finished my golf lesson on the driving range and made way to the South Course at Garon Park. Today I'd learnt the invaluable lesson, of making sure my positioning was correct as I addressed the ball, in relation to the size of the club I was using. It … Continue reading How Golf Teaches You to Not Be Intimidated by the Unknown

In 2007, I spent a year travelling across the globe with my husband and children - who were then 11 and 13. Life had been tough, our marriage had been through a horrendous bad patch, which had led inevitably to its breakdown. This combined with complex grief, experienced through so many family deaths in such short … Continue reading Challenge Your Self Esteem Using Cognitive Reframing.

My gastronomical exploration in Barcelona was about to involve cooking with squid for the first time... My delight at sampling spanish food had already began, with Victoria from BCC, delivering an interesting and personalised food tour of Barcelona, where she shared with me the history of food in the region and connected me with the … Continue reading Beyond the Dining Experience – Learning to Cook the Catalan Way in Barcelona

What do you enjoy. I'm asking. I mean really... What do you like to do outdoors. Is there anything which fills you with zest and vigor ? It's been lovely and sunny down here in the south east of england over the last week and I've been making the most of our little shingle shoreline, … Continue reading The Power of Exercise: Creating Change & Laying New Neural Pathways in the Brain

Descartes is famously quoted as saying, 'I think, therefore I am.' I have a bit of a different take on this line which is, 'I am, therefore I think.' Training as a therapist - I would sit and ponder how being pregnant and delivering a baby - then getting to know that baby and attempt … Continue reading Find One Thing A Day Which Doesn’t Make You Grey

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 … Continue reading Change Your Focus… Change Your Life.

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 … Continue reading Try a Taste of Catalan Cuisine in Barcelona

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 … Continue reading Discovering & Dissolving Fears Through Doing the Things You Love