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Worth Doing Half Assed

blue skies Posted on September 6, 2023 by Miriam GraceSeptember 6, 2023

“If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing half assed.” (KC Davis) I quoted to my partner as we got back into the car and we laughed. All day, a day of blue skies and glorious sunshine, I had wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, cancer, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, Guilt, illness, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy, Uncategorized, Wisdom | Tagged Acceptance, How To Keep House While Drowning, KC Davis, overwhelm | Leave a reply

Mud Season: The muddle, the mess and the maybes

blue skies Posted on April 23, 2023 by Miriam GraceApril 24, 2023

Sometimes we believe that if we can make better decisions we will improve things and we forget that part of life is the muddle, the mess and the maybes. “We call the the mud season.” my friend Nancy said, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Being, Guilt, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged changing job, confidence, did I do the right thing?, doubt, ending relationships, making decisions, menopause, regret, therapy, women in midlife | Leave a reply

Pause Gently: Hold Lightly

blue skies Posted on June 6, 2021 by Miriam GraceJune 5, 2023

Do you have your dreams, or do your dreams have you? Do you have your feelings or do your feelings have you? Do you have your job or does your job have you? Hold it lightly, then you can put … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Anxiety, Awareness, Being, Body-Mind, Gestalt, Mind-Body, mindfulness, Psychosynthesis, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Wisdom | Tagged Acceptance, Body Awareness, Body Intelligence, therapy | Leave a reply

Pandemic Pounds? How psychological shifts can help when nothing else does

blue skies Posted on May 11, 2021 by Miriam GraceMay 17, 2021

Click the picture for the full Guardian article! Why is it so hard to do the right thing when it comes to losing weight? This is a question that so many of my clients have asked me and this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Compassion, Fitness, mindfulness, Psychotherapy, Weight | Tagged Acceptance, Body Awareness, Gwyneth Paltrow, losing weight, non-judgment, pandemic weight gain | Leave a reply

No going back: conscious re-entry and post-pandemic living

blue skies Posted on April 12, 2021 by Miriam GraceApril 13, 2021

How can we re-enter the world post-lockdown in a way that is chosen, powerful and reflective of our growth in the last year? This is the question I have been inviting supervisees, clients and most of all my Nourish & … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Anxiety, Awareness, Being, Body-Mind, Mind-Body, Person Centered, Psychosynthesis, Psychotherapy, Uncategorized | Tagged Acceptance, Body Intelligence, Change, coronavirus, Covid 19, Imogen Ragone, Nourish & Nurture, pandemic, therapy | Leave a reply

Be Reasonable! Reasonable Adjustment and The Middle Ground

blue skies Posted on February 17, 2021 by Miriam GraceFebruary 17, 2021

It struck me today when I was in a meeting discussing work adjustments for colleagues with childcare responsibilities during lockdown, that maybe we all need ‘reasonable adjustments’ right now. It was an unusual perspective for me as a disabled person … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Being, Compassion, Depression, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged mental health in the pandemic, mental-health, pandemic | 2 Replies

Blue Monday 2021: Pandemic mental health is different this year

blue skies Posted on February 17, 2021 by Miriam GraceFebruary 17, 2021

This article was originally published on Medium in January 2021: click here to view there. There is no doubt about it, the pandemic is different this year to last year, and our psychological responses are different this year to last … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, cancer, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, illness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged Acceptance, coronavirus, Covid 19, mental-health, pandemic | Leave a reply

The Paradoxical Theory Of Change 2020

blue skies Posted on September 28, 2020 by Miriam GraceJune 7, 2022

CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR MY NEW VIDEO: “The Paradoxical Theory of Change”   ..change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not. Change does not take place through a coercive attempt … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Anxiety, Awareness, Being, chronic illness, Compassion, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged Acceptance, Beisser, Body Intelligence, Gestalt, Nourish & Nurture, Paradoxical Theory of Change | 2 Replies

SAD: should we attribute lower mood in winter to a ‘disorder’?

blue skies Posted on August 27, 2020 by Miriam GraceAugust 27, 2020

What if Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is not a disorder? And what if winter 2020 is not simply the biggest challenge to mood management, but a great opportunity to address the impact of winter on your mood? Before I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, sad, winter | Tagged Nourish & Nurture, SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder | 2 Replies

Feeling safe in uncertain times

blue skies Posted on August 19, 2020 by Miriam GraceAugust 19, 2020

Once again it is through my own personal therapy that I first came to work with a concept that has proved invaluable in my professional practice with clients and in my writing to support people during these times. The model … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, bereavement, Depression, illness, Psychotherapy | Tagged 2020, Anxiety, Anxiety and Coronavirus, coronavirus, feeling anxious, feeling tired | 2 Replies

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