When facing a crisis we often have the awkward and unsettling tendency to first consider the worst possible outcome. The bad takes precedence over the good...the dark over the light. In short, we abandon logic. Correct reasoning gets thrown to the wind. Fear leads to panic, panic to confusion and confusion to error. There is … Continue reading Halt Harm And Heal
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Look, Listen and Learn
The gap separating fact from fiction is becoming increasingly blurred as technology transitions. It's becoming harder to believe what we can hear and more difficult to accept what we can see. Face value is no longer what we expect it to be. Those with specific agendas make the most noise and demand the lion's share … Continue reading Look, Listen and Learn
Pieces Of Peace
We're taught the importance of acceptance and forgiveness...leaving the past in the past...the need to move forward...the simple mantra of getting on with getting on. And - at least at a surface level - we can appear to have all those things under control. The problem is that there is more to us than presentation … Continue reading Pieces Of Peace
The Tyranny Of Trauma
It's not only the things that happen to us and through us that can cause trauma but also the things that happen around us. What we experience can be as upsetting as what we witness. Trauma goes well beyond upset. It's sustained and exaggerated stress or distress. The incident or incidents that cause that stress … Continue reading The Tyranny Of Trauma
Gary Bentley Counselling 