Aristotle tells us: “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.” We often think of courage in terms of the battlefield, focusing on physical bravery, or a firefighter battling flames, or a police officer, on the front line. But underlying these examples of physical courage and bravery, is the psychic muscle we can all develop to live our lives more fully, to dare to make changes, whether small, or more significant, to speak

There are times when it seems that hope is beyond our grasp. Times when sadness or disappointment, loss or hurt seem too strong and consuming to allow space for hope. When we have lost a loved one, we can feel lost and terrified, stuck in grief with all its emotions, the ‘frozen present’. We can feel challenged to the core – who am I if I am not, a partner, daughter, son,; who am I without that friend; how can I live, if my child dies? It can feel impossible, as well as disre

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Therapist students engage in a lively supervision group discussion, fostering learning and collaboration. with supervisor, Harriett...