Author, Psychologist
When my previous partner died about 5 years ago it catapulted me forward in every way imaginable. You don’t need that kind of agony to propel yourself forward – but when bad things happen, you don’t want to waste the insights. Death shines the harsh light of ultimate reality on those left behind, so for a while …
Love means paying attention, in a very particular way. Yet, too often we don’t focus the force of our attention on who and what we love. We get caught up in the more pressing and ultimately less important stuff. We think others know how much they mean to us. But only freely given attention helps people …
Mindfulness in managing emotions is a key theme of Eckhart Tolle’s book ‘Practicing the Power of Now”. In the book, Tolle characterises, that is actually gives a character to, unhelpful thoughts and feelings that habitually arise in us. He calls the personal accumulation of pain in us – our sad thoughts, stories and feelings – “the …
How do you re-energize a relationship that’s become more like friends than lovers? It’s a common question and it’s not surprising that many people struggle with it. Long term love brings companionship, warmth, safety and soft feelings (especially in family settings) and those feelings while fantastic, don’t always inspire the heat, edginess and desire for adventure …