The Best Holiday Gift
I have never been much of a fan of gifts at Christmas. Being with my loved ones and having sufficient health to enjoy their company is undoubtedly the greatest gift of all.
Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life Articles in January, 2011, Page 3
Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life published the following articles in January, 2011.
The Skeptic’s Guide to Miracles
Highly unusual, “impossible,” perhaps even miraculous things happen many times each day. If you’ve been plugging away with little to show for your efforts, read on to learn how to raise your odds of a miracle.
The Principles of Good Practice: Self-Respect
Being an ethical practitioner of counselling requires us as therapists to take care of our own needs for nourishment so that we are able to offer a nourishing therapeutic relationship to clients. The risks of not doing so are potentially damaging to all of us.
Making and Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
If we’re so much better at making New Year’s resolutions than at keeping them, why do we bother? I think it has something to do with the need we all have for hope.
My Client, The Liar
“How do you know when your clients are lying? Their lips are moving!” a mentor once quipped to me. I believe clients’ lies have as much to say about therapists as they do about the people under our care.
Winter Musings: Adjust, Prepare, or Just Keep Going?
A time to slow down and recharge, or a dark nightmare of miserable tension? A lot depends on whether we have to keep going with our usual hectic lives…and on our attitude. Here are some things I have learned from winter in Poland.