I believe that always trying to be positive can be toxic but then so can always being negative! I started reading a book called coffee...

I was fascinated by the thinking about the brain and how early trauma can affect the growth of the brain. I knew that we weren't born...

I don't think we can ever read too many books about the brain. This book really got me to thinking about the young people I work with. ...

I am re-reading Play Therapy by Virginia M. Axeline. Though some of it is a little out-dated the 8 principles of Play Therapy are a good...

This month I have been working on myself rather than thinking of anyone I am working with. This has lead me to a couple of books I feel...

I love, love, love this book! As a child and adolescent counsellor who uses play, role-play and arts to provide therapeutic interventions...

Science fascinates me but rarely have I found a book so full of long words and yet so easy (ish) to comprehend. I already had some...

Oh how I wished this book was available when my children were small. I have learned much of what Philippa Perry shares in this book...

I was ostracised and bullied for every aspect of my being when I was a child, I have faced many challenges in relationships and am sure...

“If we were to allow the wonder of the life of a child to reach us fully and truly and to be our teacher, we would have to say: Thank...

I often struggle with words that swim around in my head like a gold fish and when I try to catch it it slips through my fingers; I find...

Learning to be the kind of parent my children needed at different stages in their lives has been a struggle for me. I knew my children...