Have you ever felt as though life is happening to you rather than being something you have any control over? Perhaps you're constantly trying to change a situation, fix a relationship, manage other people's behaviour or make circumstances different - but despite all your best efforts, you still feel stressed, frustrated and powerless. This is something I understand personally, as well as something I see regularly in my work as a therapist. What I learned about feeling powerle

I have to confess to 'borrowing' this title from someone else but it makes so much sense I figured 'why change it?'. It seems to me that we are taught and learn so many practical life skills but generally lack the skills to manage and navigate our emotions. I used to hold a very unconscious belief that as long as I looked after my physical health everything would be fine - early nights, 8 hours sleep, 5 fruit and veg a day, regular exercise and I'd live to be a ripe old ag