The Bangkok Counsellor

27/04/2015

This is something I am encouraging as a way of practising mindfulness, relaxation and healing the inner child. In Bangkok similar books are available at Kinokuniya Bookstores.

Colouring books for adults have seen a surge in popularity, prompting UK publishers to ramp up production to meet global demand

21/04/2015

There is no right or wrong way to work with Depression, only what works well for you...

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-treatment-chronic-depression-antidepressants?CMP=fb_gu

Medical best practice is for people with history of depression to take antidepressants for two years – but cognitive therapy may be equally effective

12/02/2015

04/06/2014

We are all a work in progress...

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_you_are_always_changing

"Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the "end of history illusion," where we somehow imagine that the person we are right now is the person we'll be for the rest of time. Hint: that's not the case.

01/04/2014

I am encouraging a lot my clients to focus on the now by using the app mentioned in this article

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/14/cancer-meditation-aid-recovery

Trials have shown that mindfulness can increase calm and wellbeing, lead to better sleep and less physical pain, reports Matthew Jenkin

21/03/2014

A very insightful piece on the inclusion of the client in their treatment plan. Everyone should feel able to have a choice...

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar-life/2014/03/psychiatrist-or-patient/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Brief synopsis: I’ve been seeing her for a long time. Our medical relationship has grown uncomfortable. She thinks she knows what is right for me, and I do not feel she respects my input. We disagree about my treatment plan, and she, as the clinician, refuses to budge.

20/03/2014

Is this why developing meaningful friendships as an Expat can prove difficult? Or why friendships develop so quickly?

http://m.psychologytoday.com/articles/200611/friendship-the-laws-attraction

18/03/2014

Learn how to love yourself first.

5 strategies for achieving positivity, good health and more

16/01/2014

Sheryl Sandberg on embracing Feminism and losing the term 'Bossy'.....

Sheryl Sandberg admits she was terrified to step onto the TED stage in 2010 -- because she was going to talk, for the first time, about the lonely experience of being a woman in the top tiers of business. Millions of views (and a best-selling book) later, the Facebook COO talks with the woman who pu...

09/01/2014

What defines you? An extremely motivational talk given by a woman labelled on her looks.

Lizzie Velasquez is one of three known people in the world who suffers from a rare syndrome, which prevents her from gaining weight and has caused blindness in her right eye. But the 24-year-old consistently redefines what it means to beautiful.

08/03/2013

Today, Friday 8th March 2013, is International Women's Day which globally celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and the future. I have written this post in recognition of this day and to honour my Grandmother who recently passed.

http://blogs.angloinfo.com/a-little-bit-of-bangkok/2013/03/08/international-womens-day/

As International Women's Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and the future, I honour my Grandmother.

19/12/2012

It's been a while, but here's my latest blog for AngloINFO

http://blogs.angloinfo.com/a-little-bit-of-bangkok/2012/12/20/seperated/

There are times that I have found myself sat in a taxi, stuck in traffic, watching local people going about their business feeling quite separate from it all.