The Shadow Self: a seemingly contradictory approach to self-love Although initially unpleasant, dealing with aspects such as the ‘shadow self’ can have incredibly healing effects long term. One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a…
‘The Psychology of a Spiritual Awakening’ by Dr Steve Taylor phD. Our experiences begin with our views, perceptions and ideas of the world, before we integrate our identities and our places within it. Dr Steve did a masters in trans-personal…
This year I’d like to further aim towards maintaining a public blog but a relatively (it’s all relative) private, private life. But a special mention goes to a kindred soul I feel very lucky to know: a kind hearted, open…
Holistic: adjective; Philosophy: Characterised by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole Medicine: Characterised by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just…
At his pinnacle, Napoleon Hill was a successful 20th century author, having published Think and Grow Rich after forgoing law school on the advice of Andrew Carnegie, to interview some 25,000 normal people and 500 outliers.
It’s the age old way to start the day, but if there’s anything that’s certain to put you in a bad mood – it’s making a routine out of reading the news. Apparently what really sells is doom, gloom, gossip,…
I wanted to share an article I really enjoyed from the author of one of my favourite weekly newsletters – 4 minute books, which is akin to a more personal take on the Blinkist App. You can find the original…
Meditation is a mind-body practice that focuses on the interaction between the brain, mind, body and behaviour. I see meditation as a tool for awareness and focus, Psychotherapy as a tool of actively changing perception and Buddhism as a holistic…
Derren Brown is one of the world’s most infamous ‘mentalists’, a performer seemingly adept at every supernatural skillset from telepathy and hypnosis, to clairvoyance and mediumship. Paradoxically, he does not claim to possess any such paranormal abilities and his acts…
Who are the Junior Doctors? In the UK, anyone below consultant level is a ‘junior’. This is a misleading term in itself because some juniors have been working for over ten years. Most commonly, you will complete two foundation years after…
It is so easy to get caught up in and stuck on Society’s treadmill, that you often end up blinkered to the wider world. I admire the author of this article because although she has fewer of the material luxuries…
