S2E7: From resilience to convalescence
When does this thing called ‘convalescence’ begin and is it different from ‘recovery’? Recently I’ve been introduced to the concept of convalescence and introduced to it in a very personal way. As ...
30 Aug 202415min
S2E6: My seven tips for starting psychotherapy.
I’ve been asked to talk about how to begin psychotherapy. How to prepare for that first session. So here are my seven tips to starting psychotherapy. Well, first of all congratulations on wanting to...
20 Mar 20238min
S2E5: Auld Lang Syne - Should old friends be forgotten and never remembered?
Written by Robert Burns in 1788 Auld Lang Syne has been used by many as a way to remind people to remember. It translates as: “old long since” and in English that means something like to “times gone ...
28 Des 20224min
S2E4: "My Psychotherapy Career - XL"
My professional organisation, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy - UKCP for short, has been running a podcast call 'My Psychotherapy Career'. In this podcast series members of the UKCP talk...
28 Des 202255min
S2E3: Who do I think I am?
In this Podcast I review another podcast I presented in 2010 when I came to the realisation that I was at an age my father never reached. I outlived my father.We all live our lives in relation to oth...
25 Apr 202212min
S2E2: Psychotherapy - What is our job?
In this episode I'm joined again by Ike Odina. Questions, questions, questions: How can we define what we do in our role? How objective can we be and should we be? Can we stay connected to a cl...
10 Feb 202250min
S2E1 - "How did you decide to become a psychotherapist?" - Reflections on my journey so far.
Welcome to Series 2 It's January 2022 and I thought I'd begin this new series attempting to answer the question about my journey to working as a psychotherapist. In this episode I reflect on a some pe...
17 Jan 202247min
Ep13: Transitions
In this Podcast we talk about how we move from one idea or way of being to another. That change can be cultural, environmental and personal - a beginning and an end to our story. How do we identify ...
30 Jul 202157min
