Sentio Ergo Sum Ever since the French philosopher Descartes declared ‘I think therefore I am’, humans have emphasised the primacy of thought. We suppose our […]
Speak Before You Think
Think before you speak, we are told. It’s a rule drummed into us from infancy, alongside other gems such as i before e except after […]
Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters
I came across this poem recently. It’s called Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters, by Portia Nelson. I walk down the street. There is a […]
Loving Kindness
After a tumultuous few days in the world, never has the idea of loving kindness been more important. What is loving kindness? The Dalai Lama […]
Ambition
A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions. – Marcus Aurelius Dream big. Reach for the sky. You can be anything you want to […]
Hypnosis & Mindfulness
Many people who have tried both mindfulness and hypnosis comment on the similarities between them. And it’s true: the experience of meditation, particularly when it […]
Can you hypnotise someone into becoming a killer?
In episode one[i] of his controversial series The Experiments, popular TV ‘mentalist’ Derren Brown explored whether it is possible to hypnotise someone into becoming a […]
A Healthy Dose of Narcissism?
Narcissism, it’s fair to say, doesn’t get a great press. One only has to look at the amount of ridicule levelled at such public figures […]
The Marshmallow Test: how do you control your impulses?
In the 1960s, Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel conducted an experiment that came to be known as ‘The Marshmallow Test’. Pre-school children were offered a […]
Resilience: what is it, and how can I get more?
What is Resilience? People often seek therapy of one sort or another when they are experiencing a problem, usually connected in some way to anxiety […]
