Feelings

Hello. Thanks for coming, it’s nice to see you.Today I’m going to do a really counsellory thing; I’m going to talk about feelings.I think it’s really important to do this, but I also know that it’s not the easiest thing to do, because… Well, because often there just isn’t time to talk about feelings, andContinue reading “Feelings”

Anthony Lysycia: The Art of Living

Anthony Lysycia, dancing with the camera in front of one of his massive canvases. Life. It’s a funny old thing isn’t it? You wait in silent darkness for billions of years, then all of a sudden: WHOOSH, surprise surprise, you clock in.You scream a lot at first, and you soon start bumping into stuff, and beforeContinue reading “Anthony Lysycia: The Art of Living”

Happiness

Happiness is a funny thing isn’t it? I mean, what even is it? The more I think about this, the harder it gets to come up with a functional definition. And the more I try to define it, the more questions I find myself asking. For example, I sometimes wonder: is happiness the same asContinue reading “Happiness”

A Request (for love): The Importance of Kindness and Respect

My eye.  Owing to the fact that I harp endlessly on and on about being a trainee counsellor all the time, one of my favourite humans sent me a text yesterday with a question. I’ve decided to answer it here because writing lots of words on Whatsapp is painful, but writing lots of words onContinue reading “A Request (for love): The Importance of Kindness and Respect”

Deep Rest

How to Save Your Life #1 Thanks for reading this entry. I’ll warn you now that when you’ve finished reading it, you might feel confused. I talk a lot about riddles in it, and that makes the whole thing a little bit riddlish. Apologies for the riddlishness. I never thought I’d take mental health advice from Jim Carrey,Continue reading “Deep Rest”