Child Contact Centre Awareness Week: Myths and Truths
It’s Child Contact Centre Awareness Week in Scotland and in Europe. For those who are unaware of what a child contact centre does, Pauline Nimmo addresses some common myths and truths to shed more light. Myths Child Contact Centres are full of junkies, paedophiles and alcoholics. CCC are not full of ‘junkies, paedophiles…
Read MoreThe Incongruence of the Manosphere
I was initially reluctant to watch Louis Theroux’s latest documentary on the manosphere. However, it generated so much discussion that I eventually couldn’t resist. The documentary explores an online world where misogyny, patriarchy and performative masculinity dominate. As a woman, I was disgusted. As a wife, whose husband is the opposite of the men portrayed,…
Read MoreQuiz Night Fundraiser
We are hosting a Fundraising Quiz night in support of Relationships Scotland on Wednesday 20 May 7-9pm at 18 York Place, Edinburgh. Submit your team of 4 for a night of fun with a quiz, raffle, and tuckshop all under one roof. To enter your team of 4 please email cassie.kerr@relationships-scotland.org.uk, it is £20 per…
Read More“Mum, how do I cook a chicken”: Navigating the Shifted Nest.
Harriet Inglis, Head of Practice for Counselling at Relationships Scotland, has reflected on her time navigating the transition of her eldest son moving away to university and the effect it has had on her own life and responsibilities. My son is now well into his 1st year of university, and we have both settled and…
Read MoreA Thoughtful Look at ‘No Contact’
There has been a lot of media coverage of the Beckham family’s upset and Brooklyn Beckham’s very public decision to go ‘no-contact’ with his parents. It has been a common theme for some time trending on TikTok and Instagram with influencers providing advice and ‘how to’ guides. Cutting contact with family members might be a…
Read MoreDo you get SAD when the seasons change?
It’s September and the nights as they say are fair drawing in! For many people this time of year is not just a goodbye to summer with the promise of cosy nights to look forward to. It can be a dreading of how they will cope during the long dark winter months. Seasonal Affective Disorder…
Read MoreParenthood: How young is too young?
With the recent media coverage of the adoption of a baby by Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, in which the relatively young age of the couple was questioned, it sparks a debate around what age is too young to become a family, whether naturally or by adoption. It is worth noting that the couple…
Read MoreThe Power of Community
When we identify in ourselves that our mental health is suffering, some of us might choose to hide away. We can find we are sleeping more, want to do less and sometimes feel we don’t have anything to offer others in terms of conversation or companionship. The Mental Health Foundation’s focus for this week is…
Read MoreYour mental health is as unique as you
At times there is an overwhelming amount of information out there about our mental health, how to recognize if it’s in a good place, how to maintain it when it is and strategies for helping when it’s not so good. Social media is filled with reels detailing peoples’ 4am starts to the day with meditation,…
Read MoreIs it time to take the time to talk?
Today is Time to Talk Day, it’s a great day to make sure you take some time out to talk to others about what matters to you. Talking is such a simple task, we do it every day, often without thinking, but how often do you talk meaningfully and how often does someone listen to…
Read MoreConsidering the child’s view in mediation
Many of us may remember times when children were expected to be seen and not heard. Children were expected to do as they were told and were simply not asked for their opinions. Decisions about them were made without consultation. Nothing could be further from current thinking. Thirty years ago, the concept of “custody” was…
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