by AlexPeet | May 23, 2017 | Blog
Any transition is the beginning of a process of change. It involves the ending of one phase and the beginning of another. We all have times in our lives when circumstances change: redundancy break up of a relationship new job career change parenthood new relationship...
by AlexPeet | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog
Attachment is a popular word. We talk about children who have “attachment issues” – but what does this actually mean? John Bowlby: attachment theory John Bowlby, created attachment theory in the 1960s. After studying infants and their mothers he found it useful...
by AlexPeet | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog
Why is it a good idea to think about working smart? Well, working smart is the healthiest way to work. It’s vital for our mind and body to rest and play as well as work. Working so many long hours that we don’t have time to recover is not a good long term...
by AlexPeet | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog
The term Mother means different things to different people. Maybe our stereotypical view of a mother is an ideal one: a maternal figure who is kind, caring, understanding, fun and helpful, “my rock”? However, our own experience of our mother may be far from the above...
by AlexPeet | Feb 14, 2016 | Blog
What Is It? The menopause is when a woman’s oestrogen levels have lowered to the extent that she can no longer release eggs from her ovaries and become pregnant. The UK average age of a woman finishing her last period is 51. The perimenopause is the phase...
by AlexPeet | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog
Mid-Life Crisis? Or something else? What is a mid-life crisis? We all know someone who has bought a sports car in their 40s or 50s or taken up an extreme sport or had an attraction to someone much younger than themselves. Why do we want that fast car or are flattered...