As we hurtle towards Christmas, we are still in a place of great uncertainty. Will we be able to see loved ones? Will we be allowed to travel? How will we manage financially? What will it be like if we can’t do what we’ve always done? For me, this seems Read more…
As we continue to navigate lockdown 2 I am having very similar conversations with my clients most days and they usually start with “I just don’t know why I feel so…..flat/tired/anxious/angry/upset/worn out?” It seems that we felt, perhaps naively, that the second lockdown would be easier, that somehow “we’ve got Read more…
So…..as we head towards another lockdown, I’m hearing lots of mixed feelings from my clients and friends. There are those who feel it is entirely necessary in fact, they feel it’s not tough enough, there are those who think we should have been doing this weeks ago and there are Read more…
So, this week has seen additional changes to our every day lives again. To make matters more confusing the changes are different depending on where you live and to be quite honest with you, I’m struggling to keep up with who needs to do what where and when? The one Read more…
I don’t know about you, but I seem to be going along quite calmly, adapting to “the new normal”, feeling like perhaps I can manage this new lifestyle when all of a sudden………….. CRASH!!! BANG!!!! WALLOP!!! I come to a grinding halt, look around me and have something similar to Read more…
Hands up those not sleeping? Hands up those who just want to sleep? For me, sleep is just escaping me at the moment – it doesn’t matter how early I go to bed, it doesn’t matter how tired I am, how many times I’ve walked the poor dog, I can Read more…
As lockdown eases, as people are returning to work, as we are being told to expect a “new normal” I know from the people & clients to whom I’m talking, that getting back into the swing of things is proving quite tough for many. For those who have been off Read more…
Hands up if you have put on some weight during lockdown? Hands up if you’ve drunk more alcohol than usual? Hands up if you’ve managed to fit in more regular exercise during lockdown? Hands up if not having so much planned in the diary has actually lessened your anxiety? We Read more…
“I feel so bad that I haven’t kept in contact with many people Kate” exclaimed one of my clients during their session last week. They went on to explain that they had set out with the intention to regularly call friends and family, reconnect with friends they hadn’t spoken to Read more…
All the people who know me, know I love a plan so one of the biggest challenges for me has been having to curb my planning during this pandemic. I hold my hands up and readily admit that I have continued to plan albeit on a much smaller scale otherwise Read more…