“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.” Philip K. Dick The black and white image above shows autumn trees with mostly bare branches. A girl dressed in white is re-attaching the fallen leaves to the tree with string while a man in a suit appears to be addressing her. This is …
I’ve been thinking a lot about the language we use around mental health, and whether the way we describe mental health is reflective of people’s experience, or if instead it tells us more about the way society defines people. The way we think of mental health and specific ‘disorders’ have changed quite significantly over time, …
The main thing I took from studying Sociology at college was to question where information comes from. Why is this person or organisation telling me this, and why now? What are their motives? I think about this when reading the news, listening to official government narratives, when hearing clients’ stories, when reading fiction, and even …
If all goes according to plan I will soon graduate as a counsellor. To promote myself, and to make a habit out of writing regularly, I have decided to start this blog. Writing is important for me as a means of expression and self-reflection, and throughout my counselling training I have been writing a journal …