Domestic Violence: The Ultimate Paradox October 13, 2016 – Posted in: News

Your home should be a place of safety. Yet, in a month devoted to highlighting the pain and feelings of shame caused by domestic violence, for some it is the place of greatest danger. Each time the door closes, when the light goes out, when no one else is around to see – the person we once loved, still love, acts out physical, emotional and psychological violence in the place where we should fear no-one – never mind our most intimate partner. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in the US. This is 10 million women and men. Despite common misconceptions, not all abuse victims are women. A quarter of all men have been victims of some form of violence from a partner in their lifetime and it is a third of all women. Domestic violence does… Read More

The importance of self-compassion October 12, 2016 – Posted in: News

If you have ever had a period of clinical depression, or if you have struggled throughout your life with chronic depression, you know that this is more than just a period of sadness. Depression is well named. It pushes down on a person, it makes the world full of shadows and it sucks energy and hope from the world. There is no point asking a person with depression to just go out and improve their self-esteem. It is like asking a blind man to just go see for a change. If it was as easy as being told to like yourself more, people with depression would love to have gone and done that months, years, decades ago. Having a personal mantra of “You are a good person and you are worth it” is likely to torment a person with depression more than it offers them comfort. So, if the answer… Read More

The Importance of a Journal October 3, 2016 – Posted in: News

So, you have started the journey with me. You have read the first powerful moments in the Words Never Spoken story of how someone can strive, thrive and live with hope. Now is the time to share your thoughts, to put your pen to paper, to shape your story. This is a self-improvement, self-help book. This story is told, these tasks are set, to help you to find a means of helping yourself through challenging times. Unique in this genre, the book encourages you to share your journey. We will cover one self-improvement topic each month from each chapter of the book, and I want to invite you to join in and share your journey. You can share your experience with depression, suicide, domestic abuse and molestation, to name but a few issues that impact us today. By sharing, you will be starting your own journal. And, journals are a… Read More