Joy Archer Counselling

10/09/2026

Today is World Su***de Awareness Day

11/04/2026

31/12/2023

On the stroke of midnight tonight, you can resolve to be better, if you like…
to be fitter,
to eat cleaner,
to work harder.

On the stroke of midnight tonight,
you can resolve to become a whole new you,
if you so choose.

Or, you can take a moment to acknowledge, all you already are.
Because it’s a lot.
You’re a lot.

And you deserve to be commended.

On the stroke of midnight tonight, perhaps you could congratulate yourself, for coping.
For breaking, again,
and for rebuilding, again.

For catching the stones life has thrown at you,
and using them to build your castle that little bit stronger.

You have endured, my friend.

And I don’t see the need to resolve to become a whole new you,
when you are already so very much indeed.

Happy new year.

You made it.

Now let us face another 365 day-turn, arms wide,
accepting, embracing and ‘seeing’ each other,
for all we are..

Donna Ashworth

23/07/2022

Adverse Childhood Experiences The “ACE” quiz asks a series of 10 questions (see below) about common traumatic experiences that occur in early development. It has been found that the higher the numbers of ACEs before 18 years of age, the tendency leans towards increased challenges later on in adu...