Every meeting with another is an opportunity for connection, and it is only through interacting that we become who we are. Learning to connect is not a luxury, but rather the only way to stay mentally well.
How can we best connect with others?
Read MoreI wonder if like me, you sometimes feel that life can speed past and slip through your fingers - gone, without you having properly connected to it while it was there?
More and more people have been telling me how disconnected they have come to feel and how much they long to feel a sense of connection - to others and their lives. In Part 1 of this guide, we look at how to connect to ourselves and life around us...
Read MoreYou might think that a gifted child has it made - clever, intuitive, original. But for far too many such children their very talents make it difficult for them to fit in to the education system they find themselves in. If you're a parent of a gifted child, read on to see how you can help them get their needs met...
Read MoreHave you found yourself worrying about blushing in public, saying something odd or out of place to your colleagues, needing the loo too often, or perhaps not even being able to make it there in time? Social anxiety as a debilitating illness is on the increase - here's are some tips to deal with the symptoms...
Read MoreWhat can we do to support our creative children to keep them in touch with their inner compass? What can we do to help them build resilience and minimise risks of stress, anxiety and depression? Read this blog to discover some helpful tips on how to support creative children...
Read MoreDoes creativity really make us more vulnerable to depression? I am no scientist but I am keen to offer my take, based on 20 years of experience, working with creative people.
Read MoreA promising young actress friend was assessed recently, following the success of a play she was in at her prestigious drama school. All the praise aside, she was also admonished for not spending enough time alone. I was thrilled to hear this, for those are wise words indeed.
Read MoreChange can mean a lot of different things, and many changes to our lives and circumstances can be positive. However, sometimes a negative change or indeed simply the way we handle a shift in the balance of our lives can have a huge impact on our emotional health.
Read MoreMany thanks to all of you for your support of the Children’s Mental Health Week Audio CD giveaway! I am delighted to let you know that the winners of ‘Calm the Chaos of the Creative Mind’ have now been announced...
Read MoreFollowing on from the success of Calm the Chaos of the Creative Mind Audio CD, I am delighted to announce the launch of my free mini e-book ’22 Practical Tips to Calm the Chaos of the Creative Mind’.
Read MoreOur human minds are uniquely precious and civilisation would not have developed, if it wasn’t for our ability to imagine, create and wonder at our place in the universe. Listen to a chapter of the CD and hear why creative minds are just what society needs.
Read MoreToday, Thursday February 5th, is Time to Talk Day - an initiative led by Time to Change and other organisations, to encourage us to take just 5 minutes to talk about mental health. In this 5 minute interview, I discussed the state of creative people in the world today, why we need you and one small thing you can do this week to improve your own emotional health.
Read MoreCreative minds are often buried under stress symptoms such as depression or anxiety. The talents are not recognised and people are confused about the contradictions. For instance, why can someone be in the zone, utterly absorbed one moment and yet distractible, forgetful and shambolic the next? Partners or parents lose patience, and creative minds themselves struggle through life tormented by feelings of guilt.
Listen to this extract from the CD, 'Calm the Chaos of the Creative Mind' to learn more.
Read MoreI, for one, would not have been here today if it hadn’t been for my patrons along life’s way: these special people who noticed me, singled me out, took a risk and cheered me on. Some of them opened doors to undreamt of opportunities, for me develop, find my way and earn my keep. Read this post on being a patron of the Creative Mind in 2015.
Read MoreThere is a 60-year old Los Angeles architect who has managed his thriving and successful creative journey for several decades. People have turned to him for years to have their living spaces designed and embellished.
How did he do it?
Read MoreCreativity needs consistency and focus to flourish and manifest itself.
Too often the person with the creative mind isn’t even recognised under the clamour of stress, anxiety, depression, anger or other drama of daily life.
Today I discuss 3 vital pieces you need as a foundation upon which to start building your future success.
Read MoreHuman Givens teaches us about the central role of creativity in human existence, how to nurture it and rescue it. When creativity is well harnessed, it is one of our greatest resources!
Find out what a creative person can expect from Human Givens therapy.
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Read MoreOld habits die hard and some of them can keep us trapped. They affect our communication and connection to others, they hamper our ability to learn and grow, and they keep our horizon narrow.
Good psychotherapy helps break those shackles; it frees up physical and emotional energy and lifts us out of this confinement. Good therapy gives us the power to steer our own passage more accurately.
Here we look at behaviour patterns that stop people from developing and learning.
Read MoreWe all stumble somewhere on life’s journey or find ourselves going round in circles, rather than moving on.
Exhaustion, worry, negative rumination, poor sleep, sadness, irritability, loneliness - these are all signs that life is out of balance. It may be that you are wondering what it’s all about or ‘why bother?’ - that you feel undervalued or out of control of important things in your life.
Do you indulge in addictive behaviours, feel bored, or are you worried that ‘this is all there is’?
If this resonates with you, then this post is for you!
Read MoreA client and HSP, documented her shifting sense of self. When I first asked her to tell me about her strengths and weaknesses she imploded right in front of my eyes. She captured the pain I saw and what it felt like to think about herself.
See how the model of herself transformed over the week we spent together...
Read MoreRenée van der Vloodt is a leading psychotherapist and dyslexia and AD(H)D specialist working with children and adults in Woodchurch, Kent which is close to Tenterden, Ashford, Canterbury, Rye and easily reached by the M20. There are direct trains from London to Ashford International Station.
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