By all accounts, budding author Barbara Newhall Follett was destined for an exciting career in the literary world. After all, she published her first novel at the age of 12. And this was no one-off. At 14, her second novel received critical acclaim. But Barbara did not see the fame…
What is your favourite mother-in-law joke? Most of us have at least one up our sleeve. Mine is: ‘My mother-in-law and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.’ Joking apart, mothers-in-law do have a bad reputation, but is it justified? Why are they the butt of so many…
What do narcissists want? Attention! When do they need it? Now! Of course, there’s nothing wrong with attention and praise, but narcissists force you to focus on them. Narcissists use every manipulative tool in their weaponry to get your attention. One way they do this is to engage you…
The Jungle Book is probably one of the most requested books by children at bedtime. It features Mowgli, a child lost in the jungle, rescued by a panther and raised by wolves. Eventually, his animal friends in the jungle realise that it is too dangerous for Mowgli to stay, so…
The story of Kaspar Hauser is as strange as it is tragic. The odd-looking teenager appeared wandering the streets of Bavaria, Germany on May 26th 1826, with a note in his pocket. His boots were so old and worn you could see his feet sticking through them. He wore pantaloons,…
Some people experience a time in their lives when they feel utterly lost. Life has no meaning; they examine their very existence and purpose. They ask the question: “Why am I here?” Although this sounds very much like depression, it is more complicated than that. Imagine you are carrying on…
Anyone who has suffered from narcissistic abuse knows it takes a lot of time and healing to recover. But how do you heal your shattered confidence when your self-esteem is at rock bottom? Narcissists use a range of manipulative tactics to gaslight you into thinking you are worthless. These…
Deciphering dreams has always fascinated me. When we dream, our subconscious mind alerts us to a particular problem. Dreams use visual clues and hidden messages; a kind of code we have to analyse to understand the message. Dreams draw our attention to aspects of our life that need fixing. In…
