Some books arrive at exactly the right moment. As a lifelong bookworm, I’ve found this increasingly to be the case. I've been reading Ripening: Why Women Need Stories by Sharon Blackie and, every now and then, a sentence has made me put the book down, stare out of the window and simply sit with it for a while. One idea, in particular, is staying with me. Blackie describes "ripening" as coming home to ourselves. I haven't been able to stop thinking about that. Perhaps in part

This past year has been shaped by both loss and learning, often in the same stride. Losing my father altered my relationship with time. Some days it compresses everything; other days it opens unexpected rooms of memory. I miss him constantly, yet I am also aware of how present he remains in conversation, in story, and in the ways we continue to speak his name. There is something quietly sustaining in that, and something worth tending to. Alongside grief, this year also requir

Just a note to let you know if you're a new visitor to my site that I'm currently taking a break in professional practice whilst I finish...

I love winter but my hermit ways can sometimes lead me into too much hunkering down and not enough get outside and squint for a bit time....

Movement. It's a huge part of my life, and increasingly my work life too. Did you know that as little as 22 minutes of moderate-intensity...

Imagine sitting in a fast food place trying to have a conversation with someone across a table whilst also doing complex mental...

Hmm. It's Autism Acceptance Week, formerly known as Autism Awareness Week. I've seen some chatter on social media about feelings that...

I’m autistic. I’m adhd. I didn’t find this revelatory and life saving information out about myself until I was in my fourth decade on...

ADHD and autism are neurodevelopmental conditions. Autistic and ADHD brains have structural differences to that of neurotypical brains....

Firstly, if you're not a counsellor reading this you may well not know what SCoPEd is. Secondly, if you are a counsellor reading this and you don't know what SCoPEd is, where have you been for the last couple of years...? My site is set up for the main purpose of my evolving neuro-affirmative work, but as a practising counsellor I do have rather a lot to say about SCoPEd and my profession. Perhaps by talking about it here I might highlight some areas of my profession that are

The benefits of movement for our wellbeing is a topic I talk about often. I've studied it, I've experienced some of the benefits first...

Here's a sniff of what's to come. 'Sniff' felt appropriate. Personally I have a very complex sensory profile and my sense of smell is a...

On this site, or the planet...? Be specific. I'm autistic. As 'The Humanistic Autistic', I'm here to navigate wellbeing from both a...