3 Ways to Improve Family Relationships

3 Ways to Improve Family Relationships

What do you think of Valentine’s Day?  Do you see it as a chance to celebrate love, or a day hijacked by commercial exploitation? Is it fun and meaningful, or do you feel cynical about it? Perhaps you enjoy it, or perhaps you feel excluded by it. For some people it...
How to Handle Grief at Christmas

How to Handle Grief at Christmas

December can be a very poignant time of year for bereaved people.  It can feel very lonely.  The happiness that everyone else seems to be experiencing underlines the pain of loss. What might have once been a happy time now seems to have lost its lustre.  The glitter,...
Party Outfits and Body Image

Party Outfits and Body Image

"We can't hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love" - Lori Deschene As we approach the festive season, the shops are full of party dresses.  However, Christmas parties - with work colleagues, friends, or families - can be a source of worry for Good...
Three Steps to Self-Kindness

Three Steps to Self-Kindness

Every 13th November is World Kindness Day - when acts of kindness are promoted across the globe.  It got me thinking. Is it sometimes easier to be kinder to others than to ourselves? Have you ever noticed how you might be being unkind to yourself?  This might be in...

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