The theme of the day conference is ‘Surviving Job Pressure’. Assembled are IT consultants, doctors, nurses, teachers, social workers, HR managers and many others. They have an ‘Inspirational Speaker’ giving… read more »

Wellbeing. What does that word mean to you? It’s a word so often used these days it can become like wallpaper: too familiar to be noticed. But wellbeing is simply… read more »

I have a new clock which is life-changing – it stops me going mad. And it makes me wonder if these new clocks shouldn’t be more widely available – to… read more »

A man is running along a quiet country road. Suddenly, from out of the undergrowth, there is a frenzy of activity. A pheasant is panicked by his approach and sqawking,… read more »

At the beginning of September I always think of a new pencil case. My Mind Clinic work does take me into schools sometimes. But even if it didn’t, I suspect… read more »

I see the strangest thing today. At the shopping mall, I watch a crowd of people place stone after stone on a woman’s body, crushing her. The woman is alive… read more »

I remember the conversation at a gathering. We could go there now. The woman is telling me how contented she is. ‘I’m very contented,’ she says. ‘Very, very contented.’ I… read more »

David Brooks, an American writer, has recently reflected on some of the cultural lies we are told. One of the lies he names is this: ‘Keep your options open –… read more »

David Brooks, an American writer, claims we’ve created a culture based on lies. The first lie he names is this: ‘Career success is fulfilling’.  ‘This is the lie we foist… read more »