by Josephine Hughes | Dec 12, 2018
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,...
by Josephine Hughes | Oct 16, 2018
Yesterday marked the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK and I ran a course for counsellors on working with bereaved families. The main concern for the counsellors is one shared by many of us. What do I say? Will I put my foot in it? Anyone who mixes with...
by Josephine Hughes | Sep 25, 2018
When people have low self-esteem it can be difficult to recognize when they’re being treated badly. Simply, if they have not experienced respectful relationships, they do not know when someone is being unkind, controlling or bullying. They do not believe that they...
by Josephine Hughes | Sep 13, 2018
It’s Friendship Month. Friendships have been so important to me as a Mum, and in fact, it was becoming a Mum that helped me to make friends in my local community. Having friends who share the ups and downs of parenting has sustained me for 25 years and I’m looking...
by Josephine Hughes | Sep 5, 2018
Change. What do you think of it? Do you like it or hate it? I asked the question on my Facebook page and received a variety of answers. Someone said they find change interesting and think they learn from it. Someone else said that if the change involves learning...
