Be yourself: everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde Being unhappy isn’t the greatest emotional experience. Let’s face it, few of us think,...

Last week I wrote about Carl Gustav Jung and his idea of shadow work. This week, I want to introduce to you a powerful tool for delving...

Perhaps the most important psychological idea is that of the unconscious. This idea has been around since the late nineteenth century,...

Like most people, at the start of each year I write a series of goals – New Years’ Resolutions – if you like. The new year marks a...

Two weeks ago, a dear friend – who I’ve known since I was sixteen years old – was taken unexpectedly to hospital. A stomach ache revealed...

When I was about five years old, my parents bought me a red helium balloon. I loved that thing, for about half a day. Later, we were...

“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us." Herman Hesse...

Have you ever looked back on an action and thought to yourself: why the hell did I do that? Have you ever been shocked by the way...

In last week’s newsletter, I suggested that therapy isn’t simply for people who are in crisis or are broken. Here’s what I wrote: Therapy...

A couple of years ago, my father said to me: “Therapists are like mechanics. Someone brings in a broken-down car. The mechanic fixes...