AMJ Blog
I have been writing a blog for some time. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance. I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics and the West Wing.
Eating disorders: dissertation published, ‘The role of person-centred counselling in recovery from eating disorders’
Quiet please, I’m an introvert.
Being an introvert in an extrovert world
2022: reflecting on my year and truly understanding my pain, grief and sadness.
Eight years since my world came crashing in around me
Feelings of rejection and being misunderstood cut very deep
Eating disorders: missing the wood for the trees.
Just because someone is smiling, doesn’t mean they are happy.
My need for reassurance goes right back to when I didn’t have it
18 years since my Mary died: a loss I still feel every day.
Four years free of alcohol has given me new freedom
The long goodbyes so many of us are saying
Loneliness and isolation: the irony of the connected society
Counselling cliche alert: sometimes it feels worse before it feels better.
Therapist self disclosure: is sharing caring, or is it over-sharing?
First year of my psychotherapist training: I've survived!
Training to become a psychotherapist: no pain, no gain
