Just one year, 1935, produced two of the most legendary musical superstars of all time. Elvis Presley was born in January 1935 and Luciano Pavarotti that October. One burst on to the music scene and shook it all up, the other brought new life to the classics. I don’t play music or sing, and IContinue reading “The Magic Of Music”
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Either/Or
Can wellbeing initiatives such as befriending, arts and crafts or gardening be just as beneficial as a talking therapy like CBT? On the one hand, demand is constant and CBT has boomed, within the NHS and beyond. But on the other hand, doubts have started to be raised, and it’s now believed cognitive behavioural therapy,Continue reading “Either/Or”
Earth Our Home
What is your first thought when you hear the word “earth”? Is Planet Earth somewhere you take for granted, a backdrop to your life that you assume will go on as it is? Can you still enjoy nature unclouded by earth’s issues? Or has dread of what’s ahead come to overshadow that experience? Maybe howContinue reading “Earth Our Home”
Going Round In Circles
Rumination isn’t a word you hear everyday. It isn’t a very obvious word to understand either. But it’s a common experience, and one that can be very damaging to mental health and wellbeing. While there are diverse ways to help halt or ease rumination, coaching and creativity may have an important part to play. Overthinking,Continue reading “Going Round In Circles”
Turning A Page
Why do you read? What spurs you to turn to a book? Do you read to learn, to relax, to spend time, to escape, to laugh, to reflect? Maybe for all these things at different times. Or maybe you have never got into books, or used to enjoy them but now struggle to concentrate. NeverContinue reading “Turning A Page”
Open Hands
What is the best way to respond to the negatives? I see-saw in what I think. Sometimes I think confronting thoughts and emotions is better – talking or journaling or using art to explore and express. At other times I feel that can be damaging, fuelling a cycle of overthinking for many people, and thatContinue reading “Open Hands”
Rich And Full
In her novel Emma, Jane Austen writes that “One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other”. It’s a saying I remember most days! And it’s a saying I remembered when last year I read a book sharing the author’s mental health issues. Through all her struggles, the author reflected, the peopleContinue reading “Rich And Full”
Out In The Open
Last Christmas I heard about an outdoor nativity event held on a farm. A crowd of all ages gathered and moved around different parts of the farm, hearing how Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem all those years ago unfolded, and singing carols, while farm animals (goats, sheep and donkeys) bleated or munched hay in their pens.Continue reading “Out In The Open”
A New Stigma
Sometimes I wonder which is truly more beneficial for wellbeing: creativity that expresses and explores thoughts & feelings directly, or that highlights something totally different? Is creativity most helpful as a tool or as a haven? This could apply to visual arts, music, dance or drama. Should they help shut out the darkness or delveContinue reading “A New Stigma”
Music For Every Mood
Is there truly music for every mood? With a vast array of music now only a tap or a click away, there surely has to be. The choice of musical genre, rhythm, beat, tempo, duration and performer has become endless and can feel overpowering or overwhelming. But with such choice now everyday, are there commonContinue reading “Music For Every Mood”
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