Like all living beings on this beautiful planet, we humans are cyclical creatures. The months of our annual calendar, woven around the shifting seasons and the waxing and waning of the sun and the moon, are a deeply...
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Shelley J Whitehead
Holding time
It’s the first day of July today - we’re suddenly at that tipping point when we’re halfway through the year. As I’ve basked in the comfortable month of June, I’ve been living joyfully within the present moment… and...
Joy is the reward for effort and connection
In the light-filled month of June, I find a sense of peace washing over me. It’s the month that nature roars, joyfully, and my garden is teeming with life and colour. The droning bees buzz from flower to flower and I...
What are the four relationship destructors?
There has been a lot of research into the biggest predictors of divorce and separation. Researchers have studied a myriad of factors including age, finances, geographical location, religion… and have found that there...
An Internal Spring Clean
The tradition of the Spring home declutter and cleanse is a ritual that dates back millenia. It’s practised across many cultures and is a powerful and healing exercise. And, as an integral part of the process I teach,...
Overcoming the pitfalls of a ‘no fault’ separation
Yesterday the long-awaited 'Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020' finally came into effect in the UK so married couples will now be able to go through a 'no fault' divorce, without the statutory need for one...
Coming back to life
Every year, there’s a moment at the tail end of winter when I am suddenly aware of the stirrings of growth in the garden. It’s that moment, when the earth has long lain still and lifeless and the first little shoot of...
How to get the most out of a Discovery Call
What is a Discovery Call? A Discovery Call is a chance for you and I to get to know each other and find out if we are the right fit for each other. It’s an introductory chat where we both get the chance to ask each...
The Yin and Yang of Self Love
In the month of February - when our Western media is awash with stories around the theme of passionate romantic love - I often work with my clients on tuning back in to the essential practice of self love. Self love is...
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