People are bad for our mental health
This year World Mental Health day focussed on mental health in the workplace. What struck me yesterday after working with two of my...
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Happy National Poetry Day
Writing words down on paper can be one of the most powerful ways to improve our mental health. Writing words down gets them out of our...
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Apr 11, 20223 min read
Time To Revise
The Easter holidays means time to revise if you are in Year 11 or Year 13. Here are just a few tips to help when thinking about how to...
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Mar 8, 20224 min read
Read this if you want to smash the patriarchy
For my leaving present when I left my job as a teacher, I was given a fantastic Christmas jumper that said 'Sleigh the Patriarchy'. This...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Let's Talk About Sex...
Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day, and what most of us parents think about when we think about keeping the internet safe is sex. Maybe we...
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Nov 11, 20214 min read
My Secret Love
I have to confess that I love television. I know I'm not supposed to, and that I should be doing things with my time that are far better...
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Oct 14, 20214 min read
Calling 999
It was early one Saturday morning when my husband and I got caught up in a drama that we definitely weren't expecting. We had arrived at...
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Sep 7, 20213 min read
Back to School
This was my daughter's first day back at school. I thought to myself, I better write a blog about kids starting a new school year. Maybe...
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Aug 2, 20213 min read
What are you worth?
Today, I was doing that job that only gets done when there is nothing else to do, sorting out all the bits of paper scattered all over my...
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Jul 6, 20214 min read
Goal!
A massive part of what I do with my clients is goal setting. I have a table that I use, that includes headings like 'possible barriers'...
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Apr 20, 20213 min read
"Hold Me, Sniff Me, Peel Me"
One of the greatest delights of lockdown was my purchase of a milk frother. Creamy, full fat milk is warmed and whipped up into smooth...
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
I Hear What You Are Saying
As parents, we often want an explanation for what is happening to our teenagers. We want to know what is worrying them, why they are...
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Mar 25, 20213 min read
Let's talk about suicide
A few years ago, we had a knock on our door at about two in the morning. I woke up straight away and was on instant high alert; why is...
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Mar 8, 20213 min read
Smash the Patriarchy by Loving Your Body
I am writing this on International Women's Day. There are so many ways in which our daughters are unfairly disadvantaged, it is hard to...
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Mar 2, 20213 min read
Would you drink from a toilet?
Spoiler alert: I've just finished watching 'Behind Her Eyes' on Netflix, and as you may already know, it has a very unexpected ending....
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Feb 15, 20212 min read
You love your children, but do they love themselves?
We've just celebrated Valentine's Day, which is traditionally a celebration of romantic love. The only truly universal love is the love...
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Feb 8, 20213 min read
Who Knows You Best?
who knows you best in all the world? Your child. Your child has been reading you like a book from the day they were born. Recently, I...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
Is your child mentally ill? As a parent, I would feel very frightened if I was asked this question. Mental illness seems scary and...
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Jan 25, 20212 min read
Blooming at Home
Seven years ago, a few months after I had started my job as a Literacy Teacher, I planted some baby spider plants. It wasn't actually me...
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Jan 18, 20212 min read
Crying Tears of Frustration
Have you ever cried with frustration? I have seen children desperately try to hide their tears as they wrestle with a piece of work that...
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