25 September 2024 | Blog Posts
For me, there are few scents more provocative that the smell of newly-cut grass at the beginning of the growing season. While the sound of a lawnmower has few, if any, connotations for me, the scent of cut grass in May transports me instantly back to exam season: the...
24 March 2024 | Blog Posts
Maybe I have been too complacent. Although I have certainly read headlines in the press warning of significant job losses across the board as the capability of artificial intelligence (AI) gathers pace, somehow I imagined that psychotherapy would be different: how, I...
10 October 2023 | Blog Posts
Am I alone in thinking that the incidence of conspiracy theories is on the rise? Of course, conspiracy theories are nothing new and have an age-old allure about them: from questioning the veracity of the lunar landing to inciting vaccine hesitancy, they have pervaded...
5 September 2023 | Blog Posts
Frans de Waal once said that ‘the sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice’. Others might define morality rather differently, perhaps pointing to an intrinsic sense of ethical awareness, trustworthiness, respect and altruism. ...
1 January 2023 | Blog Posts
Like many, I greatly enjoy the anticipation of Christmas, sometimes rather more than the event itself: the crisp dark nights illuminated with Christmas lights; joining friends from church for our annual carols by candlelight service; the all-pervasive smell of...
