About a year ago I drove through the Netherlands with my father in the passenger seat. He had been quiet for quite a while. I glanced over to him and asked him what he was pondering. “It’s something your mother said to me, recently…” It fell quiet again. He looked … (continue)
A Blog On Counselling, and on Life, Love & Laughter And All That Gets in The Way
This blog is part of my wider site on counselling & psychology. None of what is written here should be seen as a replacement for therapy or counselling. None of these blogs is written for any specific individual, but aims to inform the wider audience of themes, topics, issues and debates in the field of personal growth and psychological healing.
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Of Barks, Textures & Transience
I have a thing for textures. Textures you can come across in nature. Barks of trees, for example. Or the hull of a rusting ship. A cracked rock surface. An abandoned building. Nothing says transience as well as well-weathered texture, out there in nature. It’s not that I necessarily want … (continue)
Books & Films for Men
I’ve gone back into my bookshelves to dig up a few interesting books, and also spent time watching a few very interesting documentaries. In this blog post I list some of the titles of these books and films, with links to where you might be able to find them
Forest Bathing
There are few places as awe inspiring as a forest during the Fall season…
Being Seen, Being Heard: Witnessing
Few things in life are as powerful as being acknowledged. Not for one’s successes. Not for one’s achievements. But being acknowledged purely and only for simply being alive, for existing. A story about witnessing…
