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Book review: What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience and healing by Bruce D Perry and Oprah Winfrey

I’m not a particular fan of Oprah Winfrey but I admire her work in support of mental health. This book is unusual – it’s a dialogue between her and a child psychiatrist specialising in brain development and trauma. It is a masterclass in psychoeducation – bringing powerful therapeutic ideas and Read More

2025-11-05T09:53:26+00:00November 5, 2025|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Book review: Overcoming low self-esteem – a self help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques by Melanie Fennell

Many attendees on confidence courses and some of my therapy clients have low self-esteem – and for a variety of reasons (e.g. childhood experiences and family dynamics, toxic relationships, cyberbullying, workplace intimidation). Low self-esteem can lead to low confidence, anxiety and depression that impairs personal and work life. This book Read More

2025-05-11T16:23:59+01:00January 27, 2025|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Coaching skills – How to work with people with fixed views and closed to new ideas (dealing with stubbornness)

At the recent PM Forum - PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” the issue of how to work with people with fixed views and closed to new ideas or refuse to consider change arose several times.  We avoided using labels such Read More

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