Counselling when you are a person of few words
It may seem odd but it does happen, some people come to counselling and would be happy to just sit there and say nothing. This is more of an issue...
Happy Anniversary?
We all enjoy celebrating the anniversary of happy memories. Birthdays, weddings, first dates etc.But what if the anniversary is of a time or event that was sad or hutful.How do...
Words to the broken hearted
Sometimes a word spoken or read is all we need to change our life around for the better. Words can hurt us deeply or they can uplift the soul. It...
Dying to survive
Suicide.The mere word makes people uncomfortable. Is there anybody in Ireland who has not been affected by it, even if very remotely? Suicide is part of our cultural consciousness. We...
Failure – The darkness around every corner
We are all failures… J.M. Barrie I am possibly being unfair to J.M. Barrie, (the author of Peter Pan), to not give the full quote. I will later. In this...
Small Picture Big Picture
One thing being a cancer patient has taught me is just how small a picture we have in understanding the experiences of our life. To be able to understand our...
On being Diagnosed with Cancer
Many people have shared their stories about being diagnosed and treated with cancer down through the years. As I start to write this blog I am conscious that my story ...