Clare Myatt Consultant

30/06/2020

My summer break from FB was more of a relief than I expected so, amidst everything that's happening in our world right now, I'm extending my absence. Please message me if you want to connect.

25/06/2020

I resonate with this "busy, busy, busy"

Feel like you can’t concentrate on anything at the moment? You’re not alone. The extra anxiety caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has impaired our working memory, experts say.

23/06/2020

Tempted to work too much, given all that's happening? Wise words from Lynne Twist

Awakin.org is a portal that delivers weekly wisdom from varied spiritual and religious disciplines.

18/06/2020

Another AA related post this week

To fill the void in this new era of social distancing, Alcoholics Anonymous has, out of necessity, brought its gatherings online.

17/06/2020

Interesting piece in the face of the one in Parabola, and another one coming tomorrow

Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide support fellowship with a goal to achieve sobriety, may be the most effective path to abstinence for people struggling with alcohol use disorder, a new review finds.

16/06/2020

I read this article in Parabola and if you're interested in the origin of AA, perhaps this will appeal to you

10/06/2020

As lockdown eases...suggestions for maintaining deceleration

Now that we are gradually emerging from lockdown, we don't have to return to our old rushed way of living.

05/06/2020

In discomfort and turning over to someone far more eloquent

I see a lot of people – people I respect, love, value – saying they feel uneducated, that they don’t know many black people, that they want to be supportive but are afraid of saying the…

04/06/2020

Encouraging words about creativity

If you experience anxiety, art therapy can be a source of relief. It allows us to create distance between us and our emotions, release physical tension, and express ourselves when we’ve lost the words to do so.

28/05/2020

For the beige days

Dear F**k Up,

26/05/2020

More on zoom exhaustion

Steven Hickman, Psy.D., executive director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, offers this timely perspective on managing our new virtual reality.