Once a week I work with a group of clients who get me so tickled. Recently, I asked one of them how many children she has and she said “15,000” confidently. Those of us who heard tried to hide our smiles. We weren’t mocking her, of course, because it was a result of her condition. …
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Our lime tree is no stranger to feathered and winged visitors but lately, we’ve had our first resident birds – the yellow-vented bulbul! A few observations: 1. They are much more skittish than the spotted doves which have built a nest in another side of the balcony garden 2. They are fantastic weavers 3. They …
Over the last 1.5 years, I have been attending several trainings to improve on my therapeutic skills so as to better support my clients. It gets easier and more difficult at the same time. Easier because I am now better equipped with approaches and skills to empathise, listen, and support; and more difficult because each …
“I don’t like the ones who came after you. I didn’t like the ones before you.” On my last day at the greenhouse, I said goodbye to one of the participants from our therapeutic horticulture program whom I haven’t seen in a long time and she ended up in tears. As programs and work engagements …