Author: Frances Masters
As James sat in front of me, memory after memory of his father’s death surfaced, released, and ran softly down his face. ‘He died when I was 10’, said James. ‘It was an unexpected heart-attack. He went to work one morning and didn’t come home.’ ‘Mum thought I was too young to go to the...
Read MoreSelf-care is something that doesn’t come easy for many of us. We race from one goal to the next, multitasking, multi-screening and telling ourselves that doing more somehow equals being more. ‘I’m soooo busy’ is the modern mantra. There’s a sense of status in implying you barely have time to sleep these days. In a...
Read MoreAre you feeling bullied, restricted, controlled or confined? Perhaps someone at work has sidelined you by creating an ‘in crowd’ you’re specifically excluded from? They all go out at the weekend and make sure they spend a lot of time talking about it on Monday, knowing you can’t join in with the jokes and asides....
Read MoreI was using visualisation techniques long before I ever realised what they were. We all do. As children, we live in our imagination. Unfettered by self-limiting beliefs, we dream of flying. The sky’s the limit until well-meaning adults begin the process of education and socialisation and, in their encouragement for us to conform; they start...
Read MoreSome people spend a lot of time and energy trying to work out just who they are. In fact, for some, it’s a lifelong quest of reflective discovery; something they find both rewarding and life enhancing. But, for others, it can develop into an obsession of navel-gazing that ends up with much time spent looking...
Read MoreWhile it’s probably one of the most common anxiety disorders and social phobias, it’s one that is less talked about. You have probably experienced it yourself. You’ve been gulping beer for hours and you now feel like you need to go to the restroom. You arrive there and as soon as you unzip, someone else comes in...
Read MorePrime Minister, Theresa May’s first speech of 2017 filled me with hope about the future of mental health in the UK. Her focus on innovation and mental health first aid, especially in schools, resonated with everything I have tried to achieve professionally over the last 25 years. I have always felt the Fusion Model holds...
Read MoreYou are in the middle of telling an elaborate story. You have the attention of the room, and everybody is listening intently. You are the centre of attention, and as you go deep into your story, you get more and more enthusiastic. You are in your element. There is only one small issue – everything...
Read More‘The book is called Opportunity, and its first page is New Year’s Day’ Edith Lovejoy Pierce ‘The other day, I made the decision to move house. It’s time to leave. I’ve been like the curator of a museum for too long. And the funny thing is, when I made the decision, I said to myself...
Read MoreAre you irritated by certain loud noises? If you find yourself getting anxious and jittery for a prolonged duration of time after hearing loud noises, then you could be suffering from noise sensitivity. People suffering from this condition will also find it difficult to block certain sounds, particularly repetitive ones. Noise sensitivity is so much...
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