Ann Collier Counselling October/November 2024
It distorts how you ‘hold’ things, if you are not held. If when we’re very young we’re not held in a way that helps us to feel safe, loved and cared for by the people close to us then it can create distortions in the way we hold things for ourselves as we grow up – we learn to suppress, repress, lock away, block off and compartmentalise….
September 2024
Being calm and relaxed enables flow – being anxious and tense creates blocks and paralysis.
July/August 2024
Negative thinking about the past creates DEPRESSION in the present. Negative thinking about the future creates ANXIETY in the present. FEAR is created when the mind gets caught up in making False Evidence Appear Real.
May/June 2024
“When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had.” A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
March/April 2024
“I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” – John O’Donohue
January 2024
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” Aristotle.
October/November 2023
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” Dalai Lama
August/September 2023
As we manoeuvre our way through the golf course of life do we have access to all the different kinds of clubs we need in our toolkit? Sometimes we need to be prepared to pick up and use a club that we’ve not used in a while or forgotten about and sometimes we might need to invest in some new clubs to use!
July 2023
The counselling process often includes reconnecting with parts of yourself you may have put away or avoided that are now stopping you from becoming ‘whole’ and awakening to who you really are.
May/June 2023
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” Mandy Hale