Upcoming events
How to Live in Interesting Times
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
It was meant to be the Chinese who coined the original blessing or curse “May you live in interesting times!” This has since been disproved and it is now attributed to a 1936 speech by a British diplomat Sir Austin Chamberlain! He spoke at a time of tremendous global uncertainty, when fascism was on the rise, the economy was volatile, an
It was meant to be the Chinese who coined the original blessing or curse “May you live in interesting times!” This has since been disproved and it is now attributed to a 1936 speech by a British diplomat Sir Austin Chamberlain! He spoke at a time of tremendous global uncertainty, when fascism was on the rise, the economy was volatile, and the future seemed precarious. The eerie parallel with 2025 is hard to ignore.
Today, we too are navigating a period of rapid social and economic transformation. Political polarisation is intensifying. Technological disruption is rewriting the rules of employment. And the economic ground beneath our feet feels far from stable—with rising unemployment and a cost of living that now includes weekly groceries as a growing source of anxiety.
But perhaps the most striking difference between 1936 and now is the speed and saturation of global communication. Today, changes in one part of the world ripple across interconnected economies almost instantly. Information travels at the speed of a tap—and so does misinformation. The average person is now exposed to a daily deluge of curated content, partisan media, and algorithmically amplified outrage. Words like “fake news”, “deepfakes”, and “disinformation” have entered our collective vocabulary, but their psychological impact is still playing out.
The result? A growing undercurrent of distrust, uncertainty, and social fatigue. Many people feel powerless in the face of large-scale systemic change—and that sense of disempowerment has emotional consequences.
The Clinician’s Dilemma
As clinicians, we’re not exempt from these social currents. We live in the same world our clients do. But we hold a particular responsibility to see more clearly—to distinguish the personal from the collective, the treatable from the structural.
Clients present with longstanding personal issues—trauma, loss, identity crises—but increasingly, their inner turmoil is amplifiedby this broader cultural anxiety. It’s not just that clinical presentations are becoming more complex. It’s that they are being complicated by social dread—a background noise of fear, confusion, and existential overwhelm.
So, how do we help?
How do we respond to fear that is not irrational, but rather rooted in real-world instability?
How do we maintain clinical clarity when the ground is shifting under all of us?
Looking Forward
These are not just academic questions—they are pressing ethical and practical ones. That’s why our upcoming webinars will delve into this territory head-on.
We’ll draw on contemporary philosophy to examine how social consciousness is evolving. We’ll speak with frontline clinicians who are noticing subtle changes in the emotional tone of their practice. And most importantly, we’ll ask what psychological care looks like in an age of global anxiety.
We may not be able to reverse economic trends or stabilise geopolitical landscapes, but we can equip ourselves—and each other—with sharper insight, greater empathy, and more grounded methods for helping others navigate this new terrain.
Yes, we live in interesting times.
But as professionals committed to human care and growth, our task is to stay curious, stay connected, and respond with an informed sense of care! Upcoming webinars will try and address this range of new challenges. We will tap the brains of current philosophers to better understand how these changes affect social consciousness. We will look in more depth at the thoughts of some of our clinical colleagues who are being mindful of how these stresses affect ordinary clients and we will examine how we can be empowered as clinicians to respond with better effect and impact in our changing times.
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
In today’s fast-paced, unpredictable world—marked by global crises, rapid tech advances, and shifting social norms—mental health professionals face escalating emotional demands. The very environment they work in is increasingly saturated with trauma, burnout, and systemic stress. This makes self-care not a luxury but a professional nece
In today’s fast-paced, unpredictable world—marked by global crises, rapid tech advances, and shifting social norms—mental health professionals face escalating emotional demands. The very environment they work in is increasingly saturated with trauma, burnout, and systemic stress. This makes self-care not a luxury but a professional necessity. Without it, clinicians risk compassion fatigue, ethical lapses, and diminished effectiveness. Intentional self-care—emotional boundaries, reflective practice, rest, and peer support—helps preserve clarity, resilience, and presence. It’s not just about surviving the work; it’s about sustaining the capacity to show up fully for others without losing yourself in the process.
Moreover, as societal instability accelerates, clients' needs become more complex, requiring deeper emotional labor. Professionals who neglect their own wellbeing may find their empathy eroding or their judgment clouded. Practicing self-care cultivates emotional agility and helps maintain therapeutic integrity—qualities essential for adapting to change while continuing to offer grounded, effective support.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
The current metaverse- the combination of changes spanning politics, economy, climate and technology is having a profound affect on mental health. Learn what you can do about it!
"More AI Changes that Mental Health professionals can benefit from!"
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
AI continues to develop rapidly with a lot happening behind the scenes. Learn how this affects you.
Upcoming events
How to Live in Interesting Times
Ways that Work to Help treat really Stuck Clients
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
It was meant to be the Chinese who coined the original blessing or curse “May you live in interesting times!” This has since been disproved and it is now attributed to a 1936 speech by a British diplomat Sir Austin Chamberlain! He spoke at a time of tremendous global uncertainty, when fascism was on the rise, the economy was volatile, an
It was meant to be the Chinese who coined the original blessing or curse “May you live in interesting times!” This has since been disproved and it is now attributed to a 1936 speech by a British diplomat Sir Austin Chamberlain! He spoke at a time of tremendous global uncertainty, when fascism was on the rise, the economy was volatile, and the future seemed precarious. The eerie parallel with 2025 is hard to ignore.
Today, we too are navigating a period of rapid social and economic transformation. Political polarisation is intensifying. Technological disruption is rewriting the rules of employment. And the economic ground beneath our feet feels far from stable—with rising unemployment and a cost of living that now includes weekly groceries as a growing source of anxiety.
But perhaps the most striking difference between 1936 and now is the speed and saturation of global communication. Today, changes in one part of the world ripple across interconnected economies almost instantly. Information travels at the speed of a tap—and so does misinformation. The average person is now exposed to a daily deluge of curated content, partisan media, and algorithmically amplified outrage. Words like “fake news”, “deepfakes”, and “disinformation” have entered our collective vocabulary, but their psychological impact is still playing out.
The result? A growing undercurrent of distrust, uncertainty, and social fatigue. Many people feel powerless in the face of large-scale systemic change—and that sense of disempowerment has emotional consequences.
The Clinician’s Dilemma
As clinicians, we’re not exempt from these social currents. We live in the same world our clients do. But we hold a particular responsibility to see more clearly—to distinguish the personal from the collective, the treatable from the structural.
Clients present with longstanding personal issues—trauma, loss, identity crises—but increasingly, their inner turmoil is amplifiedby this broader cultural anxiety. It’s not just that clinical presentations are becoming more complex. It’s that they are being complicated by social dread—a background noise of fear, confusion, and existential overwhelm.
So, how do we help?
How do we respond to fear that is not irrational, but rather rooted in real-world instability?
How do we maintain clinical clarity when the ground is shifting under all of us?
Looking Forward
These are not just academic questions—they are pressing ethical and practical ones. That’s why our upcoming webinars will delve into this territory head-on.
We’ll draw on contemporary philosophy to examine how social consciousness is evolving. We’ll speak with frontline clinicians who are noticing subtle changes in the emotional tone of their practice. And most importantly, we’ll ask what psychological care looks like in an age of global anxiety.
We may not be able to reverse economic trends or stabilise geopolitical landscapes, but we can equip ourselves—and each other—with sharper insight, greater empathy, and more grounded methods for helping others navigate this new terrain.
Yes, we live in interesting times.
But as professionals committed to human care and growth, our task is to stay curious, stay connected, and respond with an informed sense of care! Upcoming webinars will try and address this range of new challenges. We will tap the brains of current philosophers to better understand how these changes affect social consciousness. We will look in more depth at the thoughts of some of our clinical colleagues who are being mindful of how these stresses affect ordinary clients and we will examine how we can be empowered as clinicians to respond with better effect and impact in our changing times.
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
Ways that Work to Help treat really Stuck Clients
Making sure we Thrive regardless of what happens
In today’s fast-paced, unpredictable world—marked by global crises, rapid tech advances, and shifting social norms—mental health professionals face escalating emotional demands. The very environment they work in is increasingly saturated with trauma, burnout, and systemic stress. This makes self-care not a luxury but a professional nece
In today’s fast-paced, unpredictable world—marked by global crises, rapid tech advances, and shifting social norms—mental health professionals face escalating emotional demands. The very environment they work in is increasingly saturated with trauma, burnout, and systemic stress. This makes self-care not a luxury but a professional necessity. Without it, clinicians risk compassion fatigue, ethical lapses, and diminished effectiveness. Intentional self-care—emotional boundaries, reflective practice, rest, and peer support—helps preserve clarity, resilience, and presence. It’s not just about surviving the work; it’s about sustaining the capacity to show up fully for others without losing yourself in the process.
Moreover, as societal instability accelerates, clients' needs become more complex, requiring deeper emotional labor. Professionals who neglect their own wellbeing may find their empathy eroding or their judgment clouded. Practicing self-care cultivates emotional agility and helps maintain therapeutic integrity—qualities essential for adapting to change while continuing to offer grounded, effective support.
Ways that Work to Help treat really Stuck Clients
Ways that Work to Help treat really Stuck Clients
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
When "Stuck" Feels Like a Life Sentence – A New Way Forward
Some clients aren’t just struggling—they're really stuck. Deeply identified with their wounds, they see their damage not as something that happened to them, but as who they are. These are the clients who shut down at the slightest therapeutic nudge, who believe—fiercely—that cha
When "Stuck" Feels Like a Life Sentence – A New Way Forward
Some clients aren’t just struggling—they're really stuck. Deeply identified with their wounds, they see their damage not as something that happened to them, but as who they are. These are the clients who shut down at the slightest therapeutic nudge, who believe—fiercely—that change isn’t possible. They can become very distressed when you touch on core issues and always have a reason why they were not able to try our suggested interventions. And too often, they’ve proved resistant to every tool in the therapist’s kit.
But stuck doesn’t have to mean hopeless.
In this focused, one-and a half hour webinar, we’re pulling together the most innovative, experience-tested strategies to reach these complex clients. We’ll show you how to bypass the defenses, work with the threat response, and re-open the door to transformation—even when it’s been bolted shut for years. If you’ve ever felt powerless with a client who just can’t—or won’t—shift, this session is for you.
Hope isn’t gone. Sometimes we just need to consider some a new entry points. These strategies may not work every time, but they are more likely to give you a range of ideas that will prove helpful some of the time.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
The current metaverse- the combination of changes spanning politics, economy, climate and technology is having a profound affect on mental health. Learn what you can do about it!
"More AI Changes that Mental Health professionals can benefit from!"
Clients are changing and becoming more complex! Learn how social changes can be expected to affect mental health.
"More AI Changes that Mental Health professionals can benefit from!"
AI continues to develop rapidly with a lot happening behind the scenes. Learn how this affects you.
Exploring NotebookLM for Psychologists: A webinar on Wednesday 30 April 2025, 3:30 to 5pm
An ongoing challenge for Psychologists and other mental health professionals is keeping track of knowledge that interests us or which we need in order to keep our skillset finely honed. NotebookLM is ideal for this, and for many of us, the free version is perfect. This webinar presumes absolutely no prior knowledge and will walk participants through how to use it a step at a time. This will be the first of a series of webinars designed to introduce psychologists and others of like mind to AI applications that can vastly simplify and empower our professional lives. All without any fuss or bother and ensuring the offering is clearly presented, helpful and keeping costs in mind!
How global changes and AI combine to affect our clients: 28 May 2025 3:30-5 pm
Mental Health professionals are under increasing pressure to deliver positive outcomes in shorter timeframes! We have a lot of challenges facing us- not least of all with increasing pressure from funding agencies seeking ways to reduce their costs without considering client care. Psychologists are under a lot of pressure, and are working with clients who themselves are under increased pressure. This stress affects relationships, reactivity and ability to enjoy the good things in the here and now. This webinar looks at broader social implications of global and local changes and looks to providing ideas and support to map the road ahead.
Preparing for the future!
The "Metaverse" comprises the combination of changes in areas such as politics, economics, climate, and technology. Many changes are happening simultaneously and result in a permanently changed social landscape. This webinar gives an introduction to the changes along with the most likely impact on mental health clients. It concludes by giving an overview of ideas and strategies to help clients struggling with the results of change!
Self Care in Changing times! Date not set yet!
Mental health professionals are not only under pressure from clients with increasingly complex needs, but also have to cope with change and pressure in their own life! Learn some innovative and fun strategies that can lead to significant lifestyle benefits! Be prepared for some surprises!
Maybe you have some ideas you would like to see explored! Let me know!
There has been some really interesting feedback from previous webinars. There are lots of ways in which psychologists and other mental health professionals can make an impact on society! Each person brings unique skills and abilities that can be developed to give you greater fulfilment and enjoyment! We want to explore the interface between professional development, quality of life and technology enhanced practice!
Looking ahead
Each month we want to be able to present affordable and stimulating ideas through short webinars on how to integrate professional development with real life skills with the ultimate aim of enabling participants to enjoy life more and adapt to the changing needs of our work context..
All webinars are recorded and available to participants after the webinar.
$57.50
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All webinars are recorded and if you have paid you will get a copy regardless of whether you could attend or not.
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