by Sharon Eden | Oct 27, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
I spoke with a friend over the weekend who was distressed by stuff someone he knew had sent him on WhatsApp. He kept on saying, “But he’s a good person!” The cause of his upset was that he’d been sent some cartoons that were classic antisemitic tropes. He wanted to...
by Sharon Eden | Oct 13, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
There’s so much RAGE in the world… but where’s the OUTRAGE? Everyone seems furious with someone… You only have to listen to the news, with Trump throwing his toys out of the pram on a regular basis. But it happens far closer to home too. The driver in front on the...
by Sharon Eden | Sep 30, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
I’d call “hope” a spiritual quality of being, a “knowing” that something desired for our own or the greater good is possible, even when you don’t know whether or when it will happen! Psychologically too, it’s more than simply “thinking positively.” In psychologist C....
by Sharon Eden | Sep 16, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
Maybe it’s me but, despite the projects I’m finishing, my attention’s been taken up by the many examples of gender inequality I read about online. To be clear, I’m focusing here on male/female stuff. Don’t even get me started on the rest! I don’t have to tell you...
by Sharon Eden | Sep 2, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
September always feels like a little death to me, a signal to get ready to hibernate, if only I could! Summer begins to loosen its grip, evenings creep in earlier, and leaves start considering the annual drop. This year, the feeling seems particularly poignant with...
by Sharon Eden | Aug 12, 2026 | Being, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships, Resources
This might be controversial, but…I’ve more than had it with pop-spiritual communities because they’re airy-fairy and not grounded enough.Spirituality without two feet on the ground is spiritual w*nking as far as I’m concerned!Lots of beautiful conversations...
by Sharon Eden | Jul 29, 2026 | Being, Information, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development, Relationships
Radical self-acceptance is refusing to measure yourself against standards that were never yours. Last week, LinkedIn had a plethora of posts protesting against another plethora of posts criticising what Marie-France van Heel looked like in a powder blue dress as she...
by Sharon Eden | Jul 15, 2026 | Being, Information, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development
Growing old isn’t an achievement… It just means you’ve survived X number of years. Becoming an Elder is the real achievement. But some people confuse age with wisdom and assume that, because someone’s lived a long time, they will have developed, as if by magic,...
by Sharon Eden | Jun 30, 2026 | Being, Information, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development
There are moments when a nation reaches a point where people, whether they verbalise it or not, know something has to change. Not because absolutely everything is terrible, but mainly because what once worked no longer does. It’s happening in our politics right now....
by Sharon Eden | Jun 16, 2026 | Being, Information, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Development
This is not your usual missive because I am pooped… The little grey cells have fused for now, and the “no one’s at home” sign is firmly stuck to the window! Well, at least you know this Psychotherapist Coach is human… AND I’m not flat on the floor as I used to be...
