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Where is your focus of attention?

When I was unwell recently with gastroenteritis, I noticed that I didn’t experience hay fever as severely as I had previously. I was telling Brian, my husband. “Well,” he said, “My Granddad always said the best cure for toothache is tight-fitting shoes”. ...
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The importance of feeling included

This month is pride month – a month dedicated to celebrating the worldwide LGBTQ+ community; a month to celebrate acceptance, equality and love and to remember how destructive homophobia is. Pride encourages pride in who we are, irrespective of who we love. ...
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The cages our minds create

I was having a conversation recently with a very dear friend of mine. We were talking in general about changing things and my friend said she needed to be rid of a certain aspect of her appearance so that she could be ...
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When changing looks like forgiving or forgetting

Sadly many people have experienced dreadful events in their lives and the struggles they experience reflect the huge impact of those events. Our minds come up with many creative ways to manage past trauma and try to protect us. The ways in ...
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What are you tuned in to?

I recently went to the ballet with a dear friend. It was a beautiful production of Sleeping Beauty with an incredible orchestra. During the interval my friend asked me “Did you hear that commentary?” I had no idea what she was talking ...
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Changing our relationship with Thought

Much of my work is with people who struggle with the thoughts that they’re having and/or the actions they take in response to their thoughts. It is fairly normal human behaviour that we have a thought and we act on it, particularly ...
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The Soap Dispenser

We have some hand soap in the bathroom which, in the bottle, looks like clear liquid. When we press to get soap out to wash our hands, the dispenser produces white foam, not clear liquid at all. Now, I know that there ...
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Love

Forgive me if the December blog feels a little self-indulgent – it is, because this month I became Mrs Sarah Jayne Smetham! I haven’t changed who I am; I have changed my name to match Brian’s – the wonderful man I have ...
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