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Sometimes life comes at you hard doesn’t it? Like really hard! One or two curveballs we can all handle, but sometimes life feels more like being in “Cyclone” on “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.” For those of you who don’t watch it, the game is basically where you are on a huge waterslide with massive fans, being pummelled by water-jets and hundreds of balls all at once. Yep, sometimes life feels a bit like that!

Point Break is one of my favourite films, and whenever I see our Sidmouth ‘pack’ in the water, I hear the same line in my head “The Ex-Presidents are SURFERS!!!”

My best mate just said something that will tell you exactly where I’m at right now, “Fuck dementia!”

How do you cope when things are tough? We all go through times when life seems to be really hard, for all kinds of reasons, but how do you weather that storm?

Where were you when you heard about 9/11? It’s one of those pivotal moments in history that changed the world, and is imprinted in the memories of those of us alive at the time.

What are you doing to connect with your inner child? That can sound like a BIG question or request, but sometimes it really is the small stuff. Anyone who follows us on social media knows, that we do lots of small things that help us feel that connection, nurture that little one within. And I mean small stuff – Smarties anyone? Blowing bubbles occasionally? Yep it really is about just acknowledging things they loved.

We got to thinking about the time between sessions, whether that be counselling sessions, therapy, mental health team appointments, or support sessions. For some this time can feel like a vacuum where support feels far away, while for others it can be a time where the work set up in the session can really take place.

Yet another case of a religious leader abusing his power has finally got to court. This time a former Church of England priest, Christopher Brain, originally charged with one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault between 1981 and 1995 against 13 women: "he is a devious and arrogant sexual predator who caused these women significant harm through his abuse of power and cruel manipulation of their faith" it was reported.

How do you cope in the face of adversity? When life throws unpredicted challenges in your direction?

Legacy, means to “leave a lasting and meaningful impact.” We started to think about legacy because we were watching the 40-year anniversary showing of Queen at Live Aid and that was what stood out to us. The legacy of not only that

It always strikes me that trust is such a small word for such a massive thing! Trust is a hard thing for many people to establish, as it asks for us to be vulnerable, to believe that another person is not going to abuse that and will only want to support and better us. For someone who has experienced trauma trust is so easily shattered and almost impossible to build – and yet, to have a meaningful therapeutic relationship trust is essential.