Are you finding yourself in a mindset funk? I’ve noticed a theme in many of my recent supervision conversations. With… Read More
Professional Supervision provides a safe space to be human. How safe do you feel revealing your work challenges to your… Read More
It started with a drop, a trickle, a rivulet. Nothing to be alarmed at, just a little bit of rain.… Read More
Feeling Ready or Not? OK, dare I say it? I’m not sure I want to go back out into the… Read More
As we, in New Zealand, reach the end of our third week of “lockdown” I have been musing on the… Read More
What is the state of your mask? While it is topical at the moment, and I am not intending to… Read More
The last phase of Skovholt’s Cycle of Caring is Re-creation. The necessity for us to pause, relax, play and unload… Read More
Sweet Farewell This blog, the fourth in a series based on Skovholt’s Cycle of Caring explores the stage of concluding… Read More
Active Involvement – Digging Deep Following on from my previous blogs on the Cycle of Caring (Skovholt’s cycle of client engagement)… Read More
“Empathy is a double-edged sword; it is simultaneously your greatest asset and a point of real vulnerability.” D. G. Larson… Read More
When working in caring professions, with the constant stream of clients and their needs, how do we maintain our wellbeing… Read More
This is my first blog for a few months. Did you miss me? It’s OK if you didn’t, our email… Read More
What does your voice sound like? You know – the one that whispers all your doubts quietly in your ear… Read More
It has felt like a mighty heave was required to get me back into work mode this year. Not because… Read More
Happy New Year ! I hope your holiday season has given you a respite from the everyday and a chance… Read More
Have you found yourself in that uncomfortable in-between place recently? It may be due to an imminent change ahead, or… Read More
The deadline for my final assignment in my post graduate paper on Therapeutic Use of Self is fast approaching. While… Read More
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” Brene Brown… Read More
The Power of Yet My children have been my biggest teachers When trying to explain the concept of limiting beliefs… Read More
Vent – to give free expression to (a strong emotion) “to let out, release, pour out, express or find an… Read More
Don’t you love those moments when a piece of new information creates a link between your understandings and your wonderings?… Read More
“A simple belief about yourself guides a large part of your life. Much of what you think of as your… Read More
Professional supervision offers an opportunity for a mindset reboot. Even the same situation looked at in a different way can… Read More
“Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming.” Alice Walker I… Read More
” I love providing supervision. I relish the insights my supervisees gain, the solutions they discover, the changes they feel supported… Read More
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Vivian Greene I’m… Read More
A quote I read this morning started me thinking about the value of our foundation in life. “Foundation is important… Read More
Growing, moving on, stepping up, new opportunities, transition, change. I’ve blogged on change before – change is one of those… Read More
I suspect many of you have returned to work by now after the Christmas break. I wonder how it is… Read More
It is getting closer to Christmas and the anticipation is gathering. The pohutukawa trees are flowering in crimson glory and I hear… Read More
I was driving through town the other day. Do you get the sense as time gets closer to Christmas that… Read More
I’ve been pondering the question of what success looks like for me. It is somewhat challenging – easier to work… Read More
“The Pause is the full stop that allows us to consider the next sentence in our lives. In that space… Read More
“Supervision is the ideal place where practitioners can be supported to build and integrate professional development and self-management.” L.Beddoe and… Read More
How do we Adapt for Success? “Have you ever watched a butterfly in mid-flight? It bobs slightly up and down,… Read More
“When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.” Creighton Abrams A month ago I released my first… Read More
We are in the midst of supporting our eldest to make some study choices for next year. It has raised… Read More
There’s a strange sense of waiting with bated breath when you create something for others. I feel a nervous, excited, butterfly… Read More
“Some of the best lessons we ever learn, we learn from our mistakes and failures. The error of the past… Read More
” A true teacher is someone who has the courage to sit down with you, and question your thoughts together.”… Read More
There is nothing like a holiday to bring things back into perspective. While I confess I wasn’t thinking about supervision… Read More
I’m feeling today as if it has all been said. I’m finding it hard to capture little trains of thought… Read More
No irony intended when I confess to procrastination over finishing this blog. It is a beautiful autumn day and I… Read More
Now we’ve had a chance to settle into the year it’s time for many of us to update our professional… Read More
It is a beautiful morning as I write this blog. There is a calm, crispness in the air at the… Read More
Hello to 2017. I hope you had the chance to have a replenishing break over the holidays. Replenish is my… Read More
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” Zora Neale Hurston. This quote really resonated with me as… Read More
I’ve been dropping bits and pieces about my semester’s study into blogs these past few months and I handed in… Read More
It takes time and energy to fit in professional development. How often have you arrived exhausted at a training or… Read More
“Developing wellbeing at work is one of the most challenging tasks in contemporary society” (Laine, P. & Rinnie, R., 2015,… Read More
