As a funeral celebrant I listen to a lot of eulogies, and it’s about the most useful thing I do. Generally, I conduct around 250...

As the cliché has it, Christmas is a time of giving. It is also a time of frenetic activity and complex, swirling emotion. For many, it’s...

November is a great month for taking stock. As you look back at the old year and prepare for the new, it’s the perfect time to take a...

Actions speak louder than words, so the well-worn cliché has it, but be careful, because the rush to action can expose us to old patterns...

Just a few days ago, I had a really vivid memory of writing the date, 9th September 1981 on the top of a piece of school work. It was a...

In 2015, I spent some time in Jerusalem. Saturdays in Jerusalem take a bit of getting used to. The Jewish Sabbath or Shabbat is strictly...

"In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you." Andrea Dykstra The story of who you are today is a rich...

"Remember, you’ve been criticising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." Louise Hay...

Midlife seems to contain many fears, but what if our fear of them is blocking the road to happiness? This month, I lift the veil on some...

Two hands reaching for one another inside the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin Rabbi Professor David Halivni was a twinkly, funny and...

It’s incredibly easy, in fact society almost demands it, that we should feel the victim of circumstance. Headlines such as ‘Victim of...

As well as being the site of one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in the world and a place beloved of Russian spies, Salisbury is...