by mhtherapy | Feb 25, 2026 | Articles
Throughout this article, when using the term ‘therapist’, the term ‘counsellor’ is equally applicable. In my training as a therapist, I was taught to look out for ‘nominalisations’. Nominalisations are words that are used in a vague...
by mhtherapy | Sep 11, 2024 | Articles
Stress – is it natural? There is a lot of stress in the world, in daily life. It is ubiquitous, it is commonplace, it is normal, it is accepted, it is expected. We talk about it, we hear about it, we look for it, we find it. We encourage it. We generate it. We...
by mhtherapy | Jun 2, 2024 | Articles
Whatever field we operate in, we surely want to be able to perform at a consistently high level. We want to be able to get the most out of our abilities time and time again. I would like to present evidence for how we can aim for that by learning to consciously...
by mhtherapy | Apr 25, 2024 | Articles
I would like to offer a simplistic explanation of my understanding of the universe and our place in it, in other words, our true human nature. I hear people often make comments about human nature and they are usually referring to the more unpleasant behaviours that we...
by mhtherapy | Mar 3, 2023 | Articles
Peace in Ourselves We are all searching for peace, all the time, with every action. If we look at animals in nature, we can see that peace is the natural state…until they need something. If they need food, they take action. If they perceive a threat, they...
by mhtherapy | Feb 15, 2023 | Articles
Stress comes in many guises. Sometimes it is a feeling of pressure, sometimes it is a feeling of being trapped, often it involves dwelling on the past or catastrophising the future. Stress makes us feel a loss of control. We can feel like we are losing control of our...
