Personal blog
Huddle in around the fire of my friends.
It is bitterly cold without them.
Chills of loneliness fibrillate from my core to my throat.
Find a moment in the warmth of the sun,
To form connection through written words.
Counting the moments until I feel their souls again.… Read the rest
I love my new elderly client so much! There definitely is something very special about our elders. They are precious. Will Baby Boomers, Gen X or Gen Y be that delightful in their elderly years?
I have been supporting this latest client for perhaps a month now.… Read the rest
My thoughts are that writing about mental health, pharmacology and psychology from a personal perspective is an exercise in extreme vulnerability. It is also exactly the kind of content that someone who had malicious intent towards me would love to rifle through for unkind purposes.… Read the rest
Team sport or social dancing is purported to be great exercise for our brains. We started the paid Salsa course tonight. It certainly feels wholesome, and so, so good cognitively. The people that can lead and the instructors said that it takes time to get the steps, and within a few months of practice it becomes second nature.… Read the rest
There is simply nothing to be gained from complaining. And everything to learn through this very interesting experiment.… Read the rest
It is not my day.
I have struggled with my nervous system for most of it.
I am grateful for practices such as dancing, lengthening my inhale, brightly scented hand cream and cold water.
It also seems that humming and upbeat music is uplifting, albeit a little anxiety provoking.
It was such an interesting experience to find myself in a losing position in my chess game with my Dad tonight.
I was assessing my options, and all I could see, through all the different possible moves I could make was carnage of my pieces on the board.… Read the rest
The second thing that came out of the conversation with my psychologist friend today was a bit of professional development.
I told her about my woes regarding underwhelming degrees of change in my psychosocial support work. She said that during the supervision process of practising psychologists one of the first things that they teach is not to expect change.… Read the rest
During the course of the past two days I have become a little more aware of the person I want to be.
I want to be the kind of person who is able to direct a conversation into a safe place that brings pride to the other person, and makes them feel like they are a little stronger to face the next challenge.… Read the rest
I think there is a lot to be said for the capacity to gently and compassionately take care of ourselves.
Today, I took the day off from my support shift. I also did not work on the web beyond getting my ducks in a row for tomorrow.… Read the rest