Meadows Counselling

23/11/2025

Thought I'd share this, just because I find this subject hugely interesting. I agree with the author but wonder if there is more to it.
What do you think about their explanation?

23/11/2025

I really hope you can.
We need time to recharge our mental/emotional batteries as well as our physical ones.
I know I have exhausted all mine this week doing work, training, supervision-although I love doing it!
This weekend has been about downtime and enjoyment!
Watching Strictly (my fave programme), a trip to see a ballet last night (Sleeping Beauty), and a friends party today.

17/11/2025

This certainly resonated with me. ❤️

Gary Sturgis - Surviving Grief

17/11/2025

I'd say I would really listen when they talked about their loved one. I also wouldn't assume how that person is grieving; you can never fully know the relationship they had with the person they lost.
If they had dementia or a personality altering condition before they died, grief may not be straightforward.
If they were estranged at the time of their death likewise they may have been left with some very difficult feelings.
If there was abuse in the relationship their grieving may look very different.

Sometimes after going through deep grief we understand a little more about supporting another person going through heartache.
Anything you would like to share that you do differently now when supporting another griever?
Perhaps something that someone did or said that helped even in the smallest way or something that didn’t help you.

17/11/2025

❤️❤️❤️

07/11/2025

This does make sense to me.
Biology was my first career choice and there's no denying it's influence on my work with clients.
No flaky, scientifically unsupported theories here!
I wonder if it resonates with you?
From the simplest quote of 'no man is an island' to the success of groups such as Andy's Man Club, AA, NA to mention but a few, we can't deny the support we get and the healing that happens from connection with others. Connecting with others may be something we try our hardest to avoid when we are suffering, so I'm not saying it doesn't take effort. It may take a lot of courage.
Yesterday a colleague said he felt better after talking his difficult day (and the weight of what he was carrying psychologically) through with me at the end of the working day. There's often catharsis in unburdening. Just hearing ourselves saying the words and someone receiving them can be powerful.
Just a thought for Friday.

I am passionate about sharing the tremendous value of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) as a humane, sane, non-pathologizing, shame busting, and actual scientific framework for understanding mental health.

With just a few concepts and terms, we can greatly improve our quality of life, without the hassle of dealing with the mental illness industry and the challenges of its mainstream talk therapy.

05/11/2025

My latest blog about the art of 'Letting Go'.
https://www.meadowscounselling.co.uk/post/how-to-make-letting-go-easier.
Just a 4 minute read but some useful strategies.
Let me know here if you found it helpful or comment on the blog.

A blog about being unable to let something go and move on with life.

31/10/2025

Grief is a secret, ancient language that cannot be learned from books or in laboratories. It can only be learned from the empty chair, from the dog’s slow sigh at your feet, from the threshold of a door that remembers feet that never return. So few are willing to see or hear it. The world’s language is speed and solutions. But grief is a language that is etched into bone, spoken in small brave acts like a trip to the grocery store.

It has only a few true words, repeated like prayer: the name, the love, the ache.

Grief is not a diagnosis. It is devotion, an ancient vow the body keeps.

For the world to hear, and see, it must unclench its jaw. Put its ear to the earth, bend a knee to the brokenhearted’s low drum, to the tears that proclaim: We must remember. We stand, we sit, we carry water, we say their names again.

And again.

For all our beloveds,
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

01/10/2025

Some free support for those who are grieving. Such a very generous opportunity from John who is an expert in bereavement

My colleagues and I would be grateful if any therapists working with bereaved clients could share this information. This is part of a project researching the efficacy of online bereavement groups, with the ethical approval of York St John University.

ONLINE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

We have run these groups on a regular basis since the Covid pandemic. Our next one is planned for the end of October, for ten sessions. There is no charge.

The sessions are 90 minutes, from 4.30 to 6.00 pm on Tuesdays,starting 28th October 2025.

We are open to anyone in the UK who is experiencing grief and who feels this might help.. We interview all applicants to explain what we do in greater detail, and answer any questions they may have.

You can find more information here: https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/working-with-the-community/communities-centre/bereavement-services/

You can self-refer at https://yorksj.solvefit.co.uk/csr/ and we will get back to you.

01/10/2025

"The Empty Chair"