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Jane, an old childhood friend, is now going through her third divorce. Understandably she is distraught, and in one of our heart to heart sessions she cried out in real pain “what did I do wrong?” It was not helpful to talk about this in the midst of such distress, but it is clear that […]

This blog has been bubbling away in my head for weeks but is now at the point of explosion – fuelled by pictures of incredibly brave firefighters risking their lives at the Grenfell fire in London, three separate documentary TV programmes showing how health professionals are giving their all in a health service that is […]

There is no excuse for terrorism – but if we hope to have any chance of stopping it, there has first to be understanding and then a long-term strategy to undermine the causes. There has been much debate across the world about the radicalisation of young men and women, some of them committing horrific acts […]

My colleague Dee was a conscientious teacher – regularly going over and above expectations for her students. She loved her job, despite the bothersome bureaucracy. One Saturday evening as she sat down for a meal with her family the phone rang.  Before asking whether or not it was a convenient time, let alone apologising for […]