Reflections

Peanut butter on crackers was the closest I came to meditating today. Sometimes just chewing…

It’s been six months since I've posted on the blog. How to begin again after…

I have a vivid memory of sitting in a café with a trusted friend, many…

In 1987 renowned Gestalt psychotherapist, Erving Polster, wrote a book called “Every Person’s Life is…

I started wearing glasses when I was two. Horn-rimmed frames with magnifying lenses that made…

This is what I know. When we think too much about something it becomes overbaked.…

There is a garden that I pass in my neighbourhood when I walk with Lilly…

When I first started writing 'Playing Along' I did so as an antidote to the…

I have imperfection on the mind. We could all benefit from opening our arms wide…

Balance. It’s a word bandied around quite a bit these days. “Find a balance.”  “Inner…

I’ve been reading too many stories about bullying recently. Shocking tales of young people driven…

My daughter turned twelve this week. I remember twelve.  Something about twelve made me want…

Last week I wrote about holding onto conflicted feelings and my best friend, Karen, shared…

Walking with my dog, Lilly, in the sunshine this week, I noticed our shadows strolling…

I learned something new last week. Stand-up paddleboarding. It's one of those beguiling activities I've…

Honesty can burn your tongue. Like slurping a hot soup infused with chilies, the aftermath…

Someone close to me went to an earth shift sweat lodge this week. It sounds…

I was in London last month visiting my 'other' home. I arrived feeling dislocated.  It's…

There's a distinct difference between writer's block and writer's blah. Writer's block is dense. Brick.…

When I was just married, I was known to spend hours in a galactic tailspin…

I've been sitting here for a while now pondering the blank screen. It's not a…

It was a rare occasion to be collected from school by my father. My sister…

Ever since I was young, I was drawn towards a few very close friendships…choosing intimacy…

I love the idea of following your passion. Stalking the things you lust after in…

Some mornings my daughter feels wobbly, and separating from me and the comforts of home…

When was the last time that you did something spontaneous? I mean REALLY spontaneous. Not…

"I'm interested in doing your workshop but the idea of writing intimidates me..."  I've heard…

Growing up in the 70's & 8o's we always had one cupboard stuffed with board…

I'm back. Extrordianry how disconnecting for a week can leave you feeling so much more…

Next week I'm leaving my computer. It's just a trial separation.  It's something we've been…

I spoke to my sister in London yesterday who told me that spring is in…

Each week a Write To Be You Reflective Writing Workshop has a different theme. Yesterday's group…

Advice is a funny thing.  We ask for it, but don't always listen to it.…

Photograph by Chloe Green 2012 Meeting someone at a party or social occasion and revealing…

My father has been dead for many years, but if I were to glance up…

Natalie Goldberg, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is an extraordinary woman who paints,…

I remember when I first heard the term 'inner child', I pictured a pouting toddler,…

When I began studying to be a psychotherapist, I was overwhelmed with new theory and…

I have a skin condition called Vitilgo.  Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder that causes pigment…

Don't get your hopes up.  This is not a prompt to write about Ryan Gosling.…

Attempting anything new is always a risk. We risk being vulnerable. Feeling exposed. We risk…

Navigating change can bring up a myriad of feelings.  Hope, uncertainty, fear, excitement, anxiety -…

"The avoidance of the anxiety of solitude by constant agitated diversion is what Kierkegaard, in…