say my goodbye: a grief poem

Rich blue sky over water

I say my goodbyestaring out the window sky so blue and so big you are smallI am tall but I am your sonnonetheless I am … read more

the perils of empathy

Teddy wearing Sending Big Hugs t-shirt

Empathy is the ability to sense and fully grasp what another living being is experiencing from their perspective. Being an empath can be a wonderful … read more

what if… Sylvia Plath

The late poet Sylvia Plath

It’s impossible for anyone to know for certain what Plath would have gone on to do with her life had she not ended it, but educated guesses can be made.

counselling skills in two different contexts

Xander with his mum

In comparing and contrasting two different contexts where counselling skills are used, I am going to use the examples of: I have experience of both … read more