Reflections of a Cat Whisperer is a journey through childhood and then into life as an adult. The short stories, thoughts, and verses are descriptions of the interactions between numerous felines and me throughout the years. This collection is not one continuous story; rather it contains descriptions of moments with my thundering herd and other felines. It is about a magical way of looking at life through which I received wisdom and continue to do so from these marvellous creatures.

Reflections of a Cat Whisperer is a journey through childhood and then into life as an adult. The short stories, thoughts, and verses are descriptions of the interactions between numerous felines and me throughout the years. This collection is not one continuous story; rather it contains descriptions of moments with my thundering herd and other felines. It is about a magical way of looking at life through which I received wisdom and continue to do so from these marvellous creatures.

Developing skills and competency in CBT is a complex process of which self-observation and self-reflection are an essential part. In this new book, leading figures Beverly Haarhoff and Richard Thwaites outline the rationale for a focus on self-reflective practice in CBT, before offering practical and accessible guidelines demonstrating how this can be achieved in training and practice. Highlighting relevant research throughout and using case studies to illustrate theory in practice, ten chapters consider: - reflection in training and in supervision and self-supervision, - reflecting on the therapeutic relationship, on our sociocultural perceptions and biases and on client feedback - how reflection is vital to self-care and to becoming a better therapist, supervisor and trainer. This is an essential read for trainees in both high and low intensity CBT programmes, those on broader CBT courses, and for qualified practitioners working independently to enhance their self-reflective capacity.

The book describes how to use breathing as a medium for self-regulation and self-reflection and how balanced breathing thus helps to promote mental and physical health and alleviate symptoms resulting from imbalanced breathing. The authors describe applications of psychophysical breathing therapy in many areas of life, developed by both themselves and other professionals trained by them. The approach of the book is based on the interactional aspects between mind and body. A person's breathing style influences their relation both to themselves and to others - and vice versa, and thus mental and also physical health. A comprehensive theoretical description of the psychophysical regulation of breathing and the consequences of imbalanced breathing is complemented by material derived from the authors' extensive clinical experience. Psychological orientations used by the writers include object relations theories, and psychodynamic, cognitive, brief and group therapy theories. As a new aspect the writers introduce how breathing patterns are learnt in early interaction. The writers also acknowledge how physical factors affect and interact with psychological factors in producing imbalanced breathing.

Full-colour photographs - with accompanying short reflections, prayers, poems and stories - of Iona Abbey, white sand beaches, the pilgrimage around the island, seabirds, highland cattle, tracks and roads, boats and nets, kitchen pots, footprints in the s