Counselling

Six & Nine are Equal!

perspective

This is one of my favourite activities I like to do with couples. I draw a large number ‘6’ (or ‘9’ depending on how you look at it!) on a piece of paper. I then hold it between the couple and ask them what they see…one says they see the number Six and the other sees a number Nine.  ‘So who is right?’ I ask them. I tend to get smiles at this point and comments like, ‘very good’. Guess what…both can be right! That is the message…two people can both see the same thing but have a different perspective…and both be Read More

Healthy Living

The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

I really do hate dieting.   Perhaps you also do?   I really dislike the word ‘diet’ and I try not to use it as much as possible. Why? Because ‘diets’ have caused millions of good people like yourselves a lot of heartache & misery! You may be one of them? Are you?   Diets tend not to work in the long term (as you may have personally discovered) and in actual fact can be blamed for weight gain, low self-esteem, sadness and many more negatives.   How about the words, ‘Eating Plan for Life’…doesn’t that already sound better? Ahh, an eating Read More

Healthy Living

Ditch the Diet…don’t you agree?

diets don't work

Diets don’t work! I am assuming you agree? Well, perhaps they work for the short term. You may lose weight & feel better but like the majority of folk, that does not last. Are you one of those who have tried over 55 diets over the course of a lifetime? Well, you are not alone. And it is not your fault! No one has taught you HOW to diet…& HOW to get back on track (when you go off track) & many other things that are needed to be able to diet and stay healthy. Hence, my ‘Don’t diet, Do This Instead’ online courses Read More

Online therapy

Online Therapy in Manchester

Struggling? Want to Make your life easier? Online Therapy is the solution Are you feeling challenged & stretched? There can be daily challenges in many areas of life. These may include managing relationships, the stress of working from home, or lack of structure. At the moment, many are struggling with corona-anxiety (more about that later). That can bring with it anxieties about loss of social leisure activities and financial worries. Online Therapy in Manchester is here to help. It’s not easy and this is normal. You are not alone in the struggle. Millions of people may be in a similar Read More

Healthy Living

Your Relationship Vision

Relationship Vision shared by couple running in field

The start of a New Year is a great opportunity to take some time with your spouse or partner to think about your ideal Relationship Vision. If you could wave that magic wand then how would you like your relationship to look…how are you: appreciating each other communicating spending time together having fun listening to each other sharing, validating showing empathy appreciating each other’s differences being affectionate, etc. What is the couple’s vision of an ideal deeply satisfying loving relationship? A shared relationship vision gives a sense of where the couple shares common ground. It can also be a way Read More

Healthy Living

Dreams & Vision

This year I will diary page

2020 is upon us… What would you love to be doing in the year ahead? Something I have always struggled with is keeping focused on my dreams and vision. Poverty to Abundance I had heard about Jim Carrey and how he came to do what he loved and how he managed to go from poverty to a life of abundance. Following his career in comedy, he has moved more into matters of the heart and being connected to what really matters in life. Watch this short inspiring clip about Jim Carrey and how he came to do what he loved. Read More