by davidcounsel | Mar 9, 2015 | Counselling
Shame About Shame Shame. One of those interesting words that seem to have a flexible use. ‘Shame about that’ or ‘such a shame’, for example. What does shame actually mean? Shame might be regarded as a concept. For example: we can suffer from ‘shame’ and from...
by davidcounsel | Mar 5, 2015 | Counselling
Throwing Stones Some of us suffer from addictions, some of us may be prone to uncontrollable outbursts of anger, some of us may be compelled to deceive and betray. The question to my mind is why? This question can be interpreted as a simple ‘why can’t they not be...
by davidcounsel | Mar 2, 2015 | Counselling
Count to Three and it’s too Late Received and well established wisdom in the fields of emotional and mental well-being tells us about the importance of a loving and trustworthy (not to say consistent) early relational environment. 50% of the brains development...
by davidcounsel | Feb 27, 2015 | Counselling
A Rock… An Island… Alone… I have just seen the most recent statistics for suicide: 6,233 in 2013. 17 people each day who have decided that death is better than living. I can only wonder at how someone may be feeling who finally arrives at that...
by davidcounsel | Feb 17, 2015 | Counselling
1 in 10… Relationship, or at least to be able to give and to receive qualities that create fulfilling relationships, could be said to be the ultimate purpose for our life on earth. It is certainly at the heart of each of the main faiths. Many of us are pretty...
