Today, May 15th, is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, a day to honour the people, throughout history and today, who have refused to take part in war, often facing personal cost for their choice. I only recently discovered this day (and the Peace Pledge Union) while researching the psychological and social impacts of WW1 and WW2. That it falls on today felt significant; a quiet alignment between my own inquiry and a longer tradition of peace work, remembrance, and re

I’ve recently published an article on Counselling Directory exploring how our environment shapes our well-being. This includes the impact of identity, relationships, and wider social contexts on our mental and physical health. The Importance of Environment on Well-Being In this piece, I reflect on how our experiences in the world can manifest as anxiety, depression, exhaustion, and other forms of distress. It’s essential to understand that these feelings are valid and can be