by Alan Chatting | Nov 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s surprising what can occur to you when you are looking at your Facebook feed. A few days ago, I was following a spirited argument about the current government, legal rulings, and Parliamentary discourse and of course the Brexit debate. The people taking part were...
by Alan Chatting | Oct 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
The story goes that a farmer’s horse runs away. His neighbour says “What terrible news!” The farmer replies “Good news, bad news, who knows?” The following day, the farmer’s horse returns, accompanied by a wild horse. Now he has two horses. His neighbour says “What...
by Alan Chatting | Jul 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
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by Alan Chatting | Jul 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
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by Alan Chatting | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
They didn’t teach you at school how to work this out when I was a kid. Most people I know went for a quick answer, chose a life path, and got on with following it. We tended to base our choices on a range of influences. Maybe you have also run your life like...
by Alan Chatting | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Narcissism is becoming a popular topic, especially since we have a world leader who seems to display all the signs of it. Research shows that since the 1980s Narcissism has increased in the Western population at the same rate as obesity. So what is it? Narcissism...
by Alan Chatting | May 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Narcissists have been in the news lately because every amateur and professional psychologist describes Donald J Trump, the new President of the USA, as one. But what is a Narcissist? According to the Mayo Clinic, “Narcissistic personality disorder is a...
by Alan Chatting | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Management and leadership have various different models and styles we can adopt. We might struggle with the balance between concern for results and concern for team members. We can be coercive or cooperative in how we work with the people in our team. Wearing a...
by Alan Chatting | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many of my clients are men who have lost their direction in some aspect of their lives. A crisis in career, breakdown of a relationship, or a more general sense of dissatisfaction with the direction of their lives, has prompted them to seek support to explore their...
by Alan Chatting | Apr 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
For the last two decades I have worked with Employee Assistance Programmes as a psychotherapist. An EAP offers support to employees of large companies in the form of legal helplines, financial advice, personal support and sometimes as face-to-face counselling. That’s...
