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Year Note 2025
This is the first Year Note that I ever write, and I think a good place to start is a bit of context. It had been the previous year when I had decided to study counselling and work towards a career change. At that time, my marketing career was in the ruins after a couple…
Beyond the potato: chaos, choices and co-becoming
The actualising tendency has been pointed as a fundamental feature of humanistic counselling (Sanders, 2002). In this article, I’d like to offer a critique of Rogers’ actualising tendency (aka, “the potato”) in a move towards ideas within the same humanistic paradigm that I argue have more explanatory power and healing potential. The actualising tendency Rogers…
Goodbye rye, farewell bakewell, ciao bao
It turns out I am celiac. And I find out at 42. I have spent a long time not feeling quite right. Fatigued, bloated. Many of the signs were there and I just wonder how far back they go. It’s bittersweet. A sweet chance to heal and get more energy. Letting go of the idea…
A map of mental wellbeing theories
Last year I set out to draw a visual map of ideas in therapy. Over time, I realised the wide range of historical influences that have contributed to the development of current therapeutic models and approaches. And the map became larger and larger. I had to “finish it” one day, and by that I mean…
