It’s hard to look at the hard things in our lives. I recently found myself carrying out a bit of informal research at a bus stop. On the same bit of pavement where I stood, I noticed, in a doorway, a homeless person under a sleeping bag. Around him or her was a small scattering of coffee cups, plastic drinks…
Tag: John Wenger
Anger is our friend
Anger, like the rest of our emotions, are part of what makes us human. Indeed, evolution has gifted us with a brain that is driven by our emotional responses to our environment. As much as we pride ourselves on our intelligence and logic, they often sit in the passenger seat when we make decisions navigate relationships with partners, work colleagues…
Do I need counselling?
When I was younger, I recall that the idea of anyone getting counselling or psychotherapy meant that there was something wrong with the person. Like seriously wrong. There was some stigma attached to getting counselling because the implication was that the person was somehow faulty or broken. It wasn’t viewed like other kinds of healing, which were viewed as ways of…