Why is long term psychotherapy/counselling so hard to access on he NHS? if you had a chronic, complex physical condition, you wouldn't be given 6 or 20 weeks of treatment then told 'that's your lot'. Long term therapies are essential for some people to reach full functioning.

Spent a fascinating day UKCP conference about how psychotherapists can respond to the climate crisis. Great speakers and so much to think about. Thank you #HopeandResilience #ecoanxiety

👇🏿 This needs to be watched by every person of voting age. (And younger so they are pre-warned.) Beware of those with no moral compass. They don't lead you any place I'd care to go.

I wish maps would be without borders & that we belonged to no one & to everyone at once, what a world that would be. —Yesenia Montilla poets.org/poem/maps

Reflecting on my day: patients are benefiting most from having someone to talk to about their worries and concerns, who just listens and offers alternatives to think about. We must never underestimate how much an hour of chatting impacts on wellbeing. #socialprescribing #goodtalk

"It’s as though the act of journalism is limited to getting the quote and distributing it, and does not extend to verifying it, contextualising it and making sense of it." bit.ly/2PxvjSH

No Words Needed 😥 💔

Another reason to appreciate aging is that positive aspects of our personality improve over time, while negative ones fade away bit.ly/2YAczsh

Social media is being used to shame people into social distancing. The motivation does not come from an altruistic will to keep society safe, but as a form of defensive projection. I spoke to ⁦Amelia⁩ for ⁦The Guardian⁩. theguardian.com/science/2020/a…

Finding strength and value in life. #existential #psychology #philosophy

We’ve spent generations training people how to seek pleasure to avoid pain. This has resulted in a pathological aversion to the capacity to tolerate discomfort - to the degree thar many prefer to rest assured in mistruth rather than accept a discomfiting reality.

Thank you Marie Claire for inviting me to comment on such an important subject

So talented

'Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace – respect for diversity' John Hume RIP RTÉ News

"If you are alone, the country is your companion; and nature becomes Nature, a person, someone to whom you can almost talk. You do not only walk through measured miles; you sit, dreaming, contemplating, absorbing it all, through unmeasured minutes." ~C.R.Milne #FridayFeeling

People Are Discussing Their Therapy On Social Media. Share Or Overshare? I spoke to Habibakatsha at HuffPost Life about what therapists and their clients might consider. I'm sure Erin Stevens same handle elsewhere would have much to add! buff.ly/33IJo6I

We are going to be wearing masks for sometime We are all in this pandemic together, but we are also on this planet together with wildlife already on the brink Discarded masks can kill wildlife Dispose of masks responsibly or better yet, get a reusable one 🙏

If we reframe “mental health” as “everyday quality of life for everybody” - we probably wouldn’t require annual reminders of how important it is. Let’s not stop promoting awareness - but let’s remember that mental health is all of us, every single day.

“All these layers of cynicism that I’d spent years carefully applying to myself like fake tan, I’d torn them all off that day." James O’Brien on why he decided to go to therapy, and how it changed him.

Listening is simple, & difficult. Ordinary, & extraordinary. A way of doing, & being. We need more, & better listening. How do we describe something that is so experiential & beautiful? A bit like art, or love. How do we honour listening, & not reduce it to a list of ‘top tips’?