Why or how?
I was reminded recently of such a simple truth about the power of two differing questions. So often, we spend our time soul searching,...
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Fe Robinson
Feb 6, 20212 min read
What's in a label?
I've been reflecting this week on the power that words have, in particular the ones we use to label ourselves. I've long thought of...
Fe Robinson
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Lifting the Gloom
When talking about low mood a few weeks ago, a colleague likened it to having a huge magnet inside that attracts negative thoughts and...
Fe Robinson
Feb 6, 20212 min read
One thing after another...
If you have been traumatised, it is quite normal for it to feel as if the past is happening again and again and again, right now. Bill...
Fe Robinson
Jan 30, 20212 min read
I wouldn’t have seen it if I didn’t believe it!
I saw this saying recently and its pithy truth made me smile. We each have many beliefs, some of which we are aware of. Many run...
Fe Robinson
Jan 22, 20212 min read
What's going well in your week?
Humans have a negativity bias. We are biologically programmed to watch out for danger and threat, and that affects what we notice, with...
Fe Robinson
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Having an adventurous life
Life is an exercise in exploration and curiosity. This is evident in the way of being of any healthy young child. Whatever it is that...
Fe Robinson
Jan 15, 20213 min read
Coping when your relationship ends
The end of a relationship is difficult. However it comes about. You suddenly move from being part of a couple, to being single. Old...
Fe Robinson
Jan 8, 20212 min read
It's not your feelings that aren't normal...
A lot of people are not feeling so great at the moment, and increasing numbers are showing signs of real distress mentally and...
Fe Robinson
Jan 8, 20211 min read
How do you want the pandemic to have changed you?
Here we are, in the midst of what for many feels a long, dark month. Lockdown, short days, cold, it’s perhaps not the greatest mix. And...
Fe Robinson
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Are you caught up on sleep?
Yesterday was the Festival of Sleep Day, a final opportunity to get some shut eye before today’s return to work after the festive season....
Fe Robinson
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Am I normal?
This is a question I often hear in psychotherapy sessions, sometimes many times in a week. This wondering about our ordinariness or...
Fe Robinson
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Time to complete your Wheel of Life?
I first came across the Wheel of Life many moons ago in 1998 when I trained as a Life Coach. It’s a valuable tool that I still use, both...
Fe Robinson
Dec 12, 20202 min read
Making the most of the festive season in 2020
There’s naturally a lot of apprehension about this festive season, and a focus on what we are not having and not able to do. It’s...
Fe Robinson
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Five tips for overcoming the winter blues
It’s a time of year where many people suffer with a flatness, or low mood. Lack of light, cold, wet...it’s really no wonder. Here are a...
Fe Robinson
Dec 12, 20202 min read
Depression is about what's happened to you
Depression is often seen as a problem, as something that needs to be overcome. Undoubtedly, we want to alleviate the pain that...
Fe Robinson
Dec 4, 20202 min read
How do you express youself?
I recently moved house, to a new village far enough from my old home to not know what’s where. It’s been an interesting experience to...
Fe Robinson
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Which connections uplift you most?
I’m enjoying Johann Hari’s excellent book about depression, Lost Connections. It’s a compelling read. He wisely points at seven ways in...
Fe Robinson
Nov 28, 20202 min read
Seeing past your goals
Have you ever met a goal, and once your initial pleasure passes, found that you feel flat and deflated? What an anti-climax. Sadly it’s...
Fe Robinson
Nov 28, 20202 min read
What renews your spirit?
It’s easy to get lost in the monotony of day to day life, to be focused on the many things that need doing each day. This has perhaps...
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