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Stinker to Finca

How a Failed Buddhist Chased the Big Time
Healing
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The World According to… C.G. Jung

Stinker 4 July No Comments
1 minute

Until you bring what’s unconscious into consciousness, it will control your life. And you’ll call […]

Healing
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Little Paths of Light

Stinker 3 July No Comments
4 minutes

Truly, is there anything more nauseating than some blow-hard giving you a moment-by-moment account of […]

Depression
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To Dose or not to dose (2/2)

Stinker 2 July No Comments
4 minutes

As seems to be the case amongst ex-pats, M is an excellent raconteur. I knew […]

Writing
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To Dose or not to Dose(1/2)

Stinker 1 July No Comments
2 minutes

Another friend in America. Another late night call. We’d met when we were both teaching […]

Healing
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Bringing all of Myself to the Party.

Stinker 28 June No Comments
2 minutes

I really do love writing this blog. And I think it’s because I get to […]

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“Phased return to work”

Stinker 27 June No Comments
3 minutes

4 words that nobody wants to see in the subject line of their work email. […]

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Full disclosure

Stinker 26 June No Comments
2 minutes

“There’s something my therapist suggested I share with you.” A fellow teacher, let’s call him […]

Depression
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The 4-Letter Word

Stinker 25 June No Comments
2 minutes

In his book, Lost Connections, Johann Hari talks about 9 ways in which we unplug […]

Healing
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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE (3/3)

Stinker 22 June No Comments
3 minutes

I have Chris and Gwyneth to my right, eyes closed in relaxation and to my […]

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The Body Keeps the Score (2/3)

Stinker 21 June No Comments
4 minutes

Jane was a peroxide Brummie in her mid-thirties. She wore brightly-coloured leotards and leggins after […]

Trauma
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The Body Keeps the Score (1/3)

Stinker 20 June No Comments
2 minutes

I did my first yoga class with a bunch of friends at Nanterre University on […]

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MADCAP MORNINGS AND GWYNETH P (2/2)

Stinker 19 June No Comments
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Towards the end of my primary series practice, I nipped out for a pee. It […]

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Madcap mornings and gwyneth P (1/2)

Stinker 18 June No Comments
3 minutes

I’ve had some pretty madcap morning routines over the years, due in part to the […]

Writing
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Wounds that Harm, Wounds that Heal

Stinker 17 June No Comments
3 minutes

This is the pitch for my first novel, given to literary agent Broo Doherty of […]

Work
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The Lie the Buddha Told me

Stinker 16 June No Comments
2 minutes

Basically, it’s all in your mind. And, as a consequence, if you want to be […]

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Tricycle

Stinker 15 June No Comments
2 minutes

Riding my tricycle in my back garden, maybe 4 years old. I’m very alone. The […]

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Sadness

Stinker 14 June No Comments
3 minutes

Thoughts flit and dive. Memories. When did I first feel this sadness? An image of […]

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“To every thing there is a saison…”

Stinker 12 June No Comments
3 minutes

Though anxiety has truly been my bĂȘte-noire over the last few years, depression has cast […]

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The World According to…Fritz Perls

Stinker 11 June No Comments
1 minute

Nothing changes till it becomes what it is. Fritz Perls Discuss.

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What Rises to the Top

Stinker 10 June No Comments
3 minutes

It’s interesting to see what rises to the top. It’s been nearly 3 months since […]

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