CRITICAL REFLECTION: Goal Setting
Goal setting is a standard first step in most coaching models. However, goal setting is not always easy or even useful! In this article I will explore some of the potential downsides of goal setting and consider some possible alternatives. “Knowing how and when to set goals
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: What Happened To You? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
This book is a conversation between Bruce Perry (child psychiatrist and neuroscientist, child trauma specialist, and author of another excellent but emotionally difficult to read book The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog) and Oprah Winfrey, media leader and philanthropist, who has a special
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Anxious by Joseph LeDoux
The author Joseph LeDoux is the world’s leading expert on fear and anxiety. This book is a follow up to his earlier book The Emotional Brain. In this book he critiques much of the historical work on fear (e.g. the role of the amygdala and
Neurodiversity, emotions and conflict
Many of the challenges that arise when neurodiverse and neurotypical people are involved in conflict are due to each person’s different way of experiencing, expressing and regulating emotions, and also the neurotypical assumptions on which many of our conflict resolution processes are based. With greater understanding
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
This book was originally published in 1992, but was republished in 2022. It’s essential reading for anyone who works with people who have experienced trauma. The book is in two parts: the first part explores the experience of trauma, and the second the stages of
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Mind in Motion by Barbara Tversky
In this book Tversky argues that movement and actions are the foundation of thought, rather than language. The first part of the book explores how we represent the world in the mind, and the second part how we represent our mind in the world (e.g.