I recently had the privilege of giving a workshop for Mind over Mountains, an award-winning charity that began in 2020 as an organisation offering...
Articles on Mental Health
A Gentle Approach to Anxiety
On 29 March, I attended the book launch of fellow Jessica-Kingsley-published author, Dr Martin Brunet. His book, Your Worry Makes Sense, was...
Young Men Need Intensive Care!
A respected psychiatrist, working in a project with traumatised young people, tells them ‘Your vulnerability is your power'. But these young folk...
Seeds in the Dark
I recently read an article in the Guardian (1 March 2025) by neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan. She writes of a startling rise in medical diagnoses of...
Owning our Gold
I’ve heard the phrase ‘the world’s going to hell in a handcart’ a few times recently. I understand why - there are things that worry many of us: the...
Hush the Noise!
Is it true that in contemporary world, emotionality is ramped up and heightened? In order to be heard it appears that we need to simply shout louder...
Buried Cries
“I am a human being. Nothing human can be alien to me” (Maya Angelou quoting Terentius Afer, an African enslaved by the Romans in 150 BC). Chapter...