You’ll find:

Short Reflections for when you have a quiet moment, longer stories I’ve called Life Questions and articles I’ve written about moving from shame and trauma to trust, of others, ourselves and God.

Having been a hospice doctor and studied for a diploma in counselleing and a masters degree in pastoral theology (thoughts about God applied to real life), I’m passionate about questioning things people say about faith whenever they appear to jar with my life experience or that of my patients, clients or friends. One area in which that happens is shame. Shame is often connected with trauma, and shame and trauma affect our ability to trust others, ourselves and God. Shame is often ignored by the church, but shouldn’t be, and it’s an area of particular interest for me. There’s too much tragedy in the world to be satisfied with pat answers that don’t take account of people’s real life experience.

I hope you will find questions to ponder here, and that you will join me in my search for wisdom. Please note that the views expressed are my personal views alone, and are not necessarily those of organisations I work with.