I want to start with a book. Donald Kalshed’s Trauma and the Soul. Kalshed is what in the parlance is called a “Jungian.” The book is a respectful exploration of fractured souls. Souls that broke themselves apart when exposed to trauma by way of what he calls, (self) protection. I […]
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I came across an inspiring opening to a chapter recently in Erik Jampa Andersson's book "Unseen Beings" (Hay House, 2023) which I wanted to quote in full to kick off this reflection "Nature is not a place. We often speak of it as if it were a kind of stage […]
How many times does this question come up when training facilitators or delivering equine facilitated interactions? And how many different ways are there to answer it? Our understanding of horses has thankfully moved on from the view of them as mindless automaton, the Skinner’s boxes of traditional behaviouralist approaches. Similarly, […]
In the King’s speech this week the a theme of trust came out, to quote King Charles III “My Government will take steps to help rebuild trust and foster respect. Legislation will be brought forward to introduce a duty of candour for public servants.” A clear message that emphasises the […]
The Victorian Solution I grew up in Brentwood Essex. One of the things that Brentwood was famous for at that time (at least to those that lived there) was Warley Hospital. Warley Hospital was a residential psychiatric facility. Needless to say, as a child growing up in the mid-seventies there […]
Here's one to think about! We are all on a journey; but our perception of that journey might be a little misleading. Our natural tendency is to define our journeys as in terms of their beginning and their ends. We depart place A and arrive at place B. It is […]
In my role of supporting the Accredited Practitioner Register over the last couple of weeks I have joined various public events. In those sessions, one word seems to keep popping up, “Trust”. Most recently in two very different scenarios. Firstly, a seminar hosted by the Professional Standards Authority on promoting […]
This week I was lucky enough to spend an incredibly inspiring day at a conference on "Neurodiversity in the Workplace" with the Athena® team. I was struck by the Chair's (Dan Harris) prescient parting words, they were a powerful reflection on the future of the workplace, they paraphrase as best […]
I first read of Plato’s “the allegory of the cave” in The Republic, when I was in my 20’s. To be frank it was a stretch to comprehend. Now increasingly close to 60 it is beginning to make a little more sense to me. Without trying to recreate the detail […]
It is 10th February 2024 - Chinese New Year and the year of the Dragon. As was my birth year too. In recognition of this I would like to share this blog, "The dragon lies sleeping below." I hope that you enjoy this little flight of fancy...... The Dragon lies […]