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An extra-terrestrial view of our perplexities   When even slightly plausible explanations fail, it's time to try...

Why organic navigation is better than analytical prescription In recent years, I've spent quite a lot of my time...

How to nourish yourself with Nature connection Aiding our wellbeing through Nature contact has become a truism, but as...

Raise your spirits by changing your view Can I invite you to take a couple of minutes, and ask what gives you your...

A different approach to future happiness One of my big life-changing experiences was co-leading a dozen retreats in...

Communication insights from an octopus If you’d like to appreciate the upsides of present times through a book about a...

Insights from new Future Risks report   It's hard to make sense of the future outlook: there are so many issues,...

These days, it's easy to be worried, but it takes some skill and conscious choice to stay positive. That's what this...

One of the reactions I bring to my challenges is a search for understanding, and systemic solutions. In recent years,...

There’s a widespread view that strengthening local communities will be crucial in the years ahead, to help us all to...

What I mean by magical thinking is an utter disregard for truth and reality, the delusion that I can make facts just...

Two of my current crumbs of comfort are a sense that many more people now recognise that we're in a crisis, and that I...

A doorway to the subconscious, spirit world This short, readable book opens a doorway to different ways to see...

Subtle discernment for confusing times Imagine you're in a dream where you're trying to drive somewhere. Your satnav...

Learning from Boiled Frog syndrome Climate psychologists tell us that humans aren’t good at dealing with complex,...

There must be some kind of way outta hereSaid the joker to the thiefThere’s too much confusionI can’t get no relief In...

Back in 2018, the sense of urgency about the climate crisis rose sharply, helped by several key voices, including...

As life keeps getting more complex and confusing, I've found that pilgrimages are a good antidote, a way to feel...

Discerning at the end of life Guest blog from Palden Jenkins Alan Heeks writes: Palden is an old friend, who plays a...

I'm writing this in April 2022: we're into the third year of the covid time, and over 70% of us in the UK have had...

I'm a big fan of Bob Doppelt's book, Transformational Resilience, which sees individual and collective trauma as one...

I've just had a rare visit to London, and one of my treats was a classical music concert in St Martin in the Fields,...

A handbook for inner transition Carolyn Baker is an American psychotherapist who has been deeply involved in...

In the past two years, the world has been rocked by three huge events: covid, the rapid acceleration of the climate...

The holiday time around New Year 2022 has been a chance for some of us to reflect on the outlook for the climate...

I’m writing this thinks piece in January 2022, to see what I’ve learned from two years’ work in my hometown, and to...