Tuula Rasen BACP BPC FPC 

“Before I set out to travel this world, 12 years ago, I used to believe that the human race as a whole was basically a few steps above wolves. That given the slightest change in circumstances, we would all, sooner or later, tear each other to shreds. That we were, at root, self-interested, cowardly, envious and potentially dangerous in groups. I have since come to believe – after many meals with many different people in many, many different places – that though there is no sh

“It is not unusual for us to feel that life is too much for us. And it is not unusual to feel that we really should be up to it; that there may be too much to cope with — too many demands — but that we should have the wherewithal to deal with it. Faced with the stresses and strains of everyday life it is easy now for people to feel that they are failing; and what they are failing at, one way or another, is managing the ordinary excesses that we are all beset by: too much frus

"When we are born, become a child, an adult, do you know what is enough to be enough? Existing. That’s it. A dependent baby is enough being a dependent baby, there is no shame in that, it’s enough to be a child, an adolescent, an adult. It’s enough just to be." — Philippa Perry, 2025. https://philippaperry.substack.com/p/ask-philippa-i-thought-success-would https://substack.com/@philippaperry

“Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality. Some people act like extroverts, but the effort costs them energy, authenticity, and even physical health. Others seem aloof or self-contained, but their inner landscapes are rich and full of drama. So the next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, or designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powe