When it comes to memories, we are all unreliable narrators. The human brain will go to great lengths in order to create a coherent sense of self, sometimes inventing things that never happened and even people who don't exist simply to hold the story together. Memory is not like a video camera. It reframes and edits events to fit our current map of the world. So next time you go for a walk down … [Read more...] about How to use an old photograph to tell a meaningful new story
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How can I help? #2 – emotional needs
For the second in my series about what coaching can do for you (see the first one here), I’m going to expand on the subject of emotional needs. I’m posting this on Mothering Sunday, which I think is somehow appropriate. No matter how we were parented, most of us grew up afraid of being labelled “needy”. But there is a difference between having needs and being needy. We are all born with … [Read more...] about How can I help? #2 – emotional needs