TAG RECOVERY WALKING I will begin by recaping on previous blogs, in which we were looking at the notion of the pandemic as causing continuing trauma stress, which need not end in Post traumatic stress disorder, but could be managed by learning and practising methods of walking in recovery.It is , of course, true thatContinue reading “Recovery and the soul’s aroma”
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ANXIETY THE SPOILER
Have you ever watched a drama ,whether on television, or the large screen, enjoyed it, and then went to see a take two, only to find that hardly had you sat down when a horrible spoiler with an unbelievable twist was introduced leaving you feeling let down, and ruining the experience of the first film?Continue reading “ANXIETY THE SPOILER”
lobsided need to centre balance and focus.
Have you ever felt lobsided? perhaps as if all the problems you have are located in one side of your body whilst the other side is empty, it’s almost , as though you are completely off balance living life in a very stressful way, but you may not realise this until you allow yourself toContinue reading “lobsided need to centre balance and focus.”
LIVING AND WALKING IN RECOVERY
TAGS TRAUMA RECOVERY EXPLICIT IMPLICIT CONTAINMENT You could be excused if you had the notion that COVID 19 is well and truly in the bin, because it is not first hand news anymore, and this is to some degree right, as we do not need to be stuck with it , and have it governingContinue reading “LIVING AND WALKING IN RECOVERY”
TRAUMA AND RECOVERY
RECOVERY, INCIDIOUS STRESS Since the beginning of the pandemic we have been living with ongoing inciduous trauma and its affects. It has saddened and interested me to see folk getting depressed and thinking they have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Although society has now quite a grasp of stress related issues it is still possible toContinue reading “TRAUMA AND RECOVERY”
THE SAFE PLACE 2
As I was writing the previous blog on the safe place the tension was mounting around the Ukraine crisis, and it seemed so ‘present’ in the very room, and almost stupid to be talking of safety in the midst of such fear, and as it has progressed such devastation and utter lack of humanity, andContinue reading “THE SAFE PLACE 2”
MY SAFE PLACE
The notion of a safe place seems to be the burden of the global population during this pandemic. This has been a very strange week as restrictions are lifted all around us, and yet in talking to friends and acquaintances, I hear the language of trauma, and within that the possibility of recovery. Let’s cutContinue reading “MY SAFE PLACE”
FANTASY AND LOSS
The beautiful Fairy godmother Orlando, and her friend Jerry Lament flew over the cities of Europe to see what was happening to the young people. They often flew together, as Jerry was able to define the more difficult or sleazy side of life for Orlando, and together they could discuss and decide what to doContinue reading “FANTASY AND LOSS”
THE GOOD OLD DAYS tag joy peace truth.
Recently my friend and I were discussing old times, we were remembering when we first got married we didn’t have a washing machine, all the washing was done by hand, including, when the babies arrived, all the nappies. Eventually, we progressed to a twin tub washer, and when the washing was finished we used theContinue reading “THE GOOD OLD DAYS tag joy peace truth.”
BECOME THE HOPE
Hope is hard to explain, to some degree it is an abstract concept, from what does it arise? and where does it dwell? In centuries past passengers and crew were rescued from shipwrecks by individual groups of men using a line. Lines and ropes, even cords, are of different widths and strengths and are alsoContinue reading “BECOME THE HOPE”
aoibheann thoughtful reflections 