Author Archives: North London Counsellor Blog

Introverts see themselves living in an Extrovert World. Through American Culture, particularly Hollywood – the characteristics of Assertiveness, Individuality & Getting what you want are all seen as positive talents. Less positve are Quiteness, Shyness, & Lacking(?) Assertiveness. In Lockdown the … Continue reading →

Virus Anxiety abounds. And naturally so. The virus is such a calamity that anxiety is a natural reaction? Are we missing something? The primitive brain is a natural anxiety trigger organ. Hardwired to protect, and keep us safe. Anxiety gives … Continue reading →

2020 will be remembered for the spread of Coronavirus. Crisis provokes learning. Ordinary times provoke avoidance and denial: not learning. In the crisis of Brexit we learnt what we already knew but didn’t want to admit. A deeply divided nation … Continue reading →

Corona Beer sales have fallen. This is because it is being associated with the Coronavirus spreading all over the world. Drink the Beer and get the Virus. Some would dismiss this as stupidity and ignorance. How could you catch a … Continue reading →

The Storm of 1987 was devestating to the tree population in Southern England and killed 22 people. It was not predicted and thousands of trees were blown down in the gale. At Kew Gardens the Turner Oak was unwell and … Continue reading →

Another celebrity takes their own life. A female presenter of popular TV shows with a girl next door image under pressure. Intrusion The pact which celebrities make with the world of celebrity is unpredicatble and uncontrollable. Public interest in celebrities … Continue reading →

Fathers and Women have an impact on their children. Not what they say but what they do around women. How they treat them. How they objectify women. Children learn through modelling. Boys and Men might judge other boys and men … Continue reading →

Shrewsbury Cathedral has rejuvinated its bells after 50 years of not ringing.  The controversy is that there is an automated digital system which rings the bells without the aid of bell ringers. Digital Peal Bell Ringers seen as a volunteer force … Continue reading →

The Prime Minister was missing at Brexit on the day the UK left the European Union. He was nowhere to be seen.  Was this to be seen as not crowing about his Brexit victory? Was he being nice to Remainers? … Continue reading →

Defenestration – the act of throwing somebody or something out of a window. But more of an act of political dissent most notably the Defenestrations of Prague in 1419 and 1618. There is an urban legend that during the 1929 stock … Continue reading →