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Jealousy – there’s nothing nice about it. Not for the jealous person, nor for the Titus my cat in the sink recipient. I have been jealous. I have felt the rage wanting to erupt from my insides. I have even been incapable of covering it up with some people in my past. It has ……Continue reading The only green eyes in my life now are my cat’s! I am being forced, if you like, to think about age. Together with ‘death’, and ‘time’, it’s another topic I usually try to Me at 41 avoid. They make me anxious, sad and far too thoughtful. But, my parents are ageing quickly, it seems, since losing certain things in their lives and being forced ……Continue reading The subject of age – how much do we really think about the elderly and getting older? Empathy or ignorance? And what about us? I don’t know about you, but I have a bit of an issue with ‘Time’. I have been researching Multicultural counselling for my course, and when I got to the section on the ‘Significance of time’ it made me stop and think… quite a lot. My cactus flowering in ‘it’s own time’ I have ……Continue reading The significance of time, mindfulness, past, present, future, counselling, fate and yoga I was just saying this week how looking back at the times my mental health issues were at their worst and I was out My first memoir of control, seems surreal and it’s like watching a fiction film in my mind – a nightmarish story at times. How far I have come… I begin ……Continue reading I start my counselling placement next week – finally feeling proud of myself! Titus my cat peacefully asleep I really wanted Titus to be a therapy cat, and I just realised that he kind of is…. To my mum and dad when I take him round there. I get dinner, they get my cat and I for the night. They actually ask for me to bring him. ……Continue reading Therapy cats, pets, family, a new chapter and lowering blood pressure! Flowers I bought myself this week because I am worth it I was washing the dishes this morning, and got thinking about college and how well I feel I did in my CBT role play yesterday when I got yet another pang of self-doubt about it. Contradictory thoughts are pretty destructive as they frustrate, ……Continue reading Self-doubt – we all know it, but let’s tell it where to go! Molly my hamster and I My eldest brother, whose wife died a few years ago from breast cancer, is getting married again. It has been a whirlwind, as I only found out about her a few weeks ago and he only met her last summer! The wedding is in February and sounds to be ……Continue reading January musings, marriage, babies, cats, therapy, being positive and more One of my inspirations. My cat, Titus, engrossed in one of my fish tanks. My tattoos of love and strength keep me going too OK I cannot guarantee it, but I have the go ahead to set myself up as a new counsellor helping those associated with homelessness. As a student, requiring my ……Continue reading I think I have a placement as a student counsellor! Helping those associated with homelessness collage pictures So, I had a phone call today at 9am saying that the psychotherapist cannot take today’s group analysis. I had written down a lot of stuff last night as I’d had a mini trauma and was really looking forward to getting it all out in words in group today but never mind. ……Continue reading Inspiring ideas – My Group analysis was cancelled for today, I was disappointed, then turned it into creativity – Making Collages! Christmas presents? |
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