Wellness Wednesday

Autumn is definitely here. What does autumn mean to you? It's a beautiful time of year as the colours change around us, and it heralds winter with darker nights and cosier evenings. It can mean more time alone, more time indoors and less time in nature out and about with people. This time of year can encourage some of us to withdraw and it can be a helpful time to reflect and think about what matters most to us and find ways to feel nourished.

Staff at Trader Joe's cheer up an unhappy one-year old...

Xiaolu Guo @ 5x15 - Life as Immigrant, Life as Artist

Xiaolu Guo was born in south China. She studied film at the Beijing Film Academy and published six books in China before she moved to London in 2002.

'I thought I was lazy': The Invisible Day-to-Day Struggle for Autistic Women, Reese Piper, Medium

Why slow mornings may be the secret to work-life balance, Medium

Working with autistic clients, an interview, Counselling in Northumberland

Achieving Body Neutrality In The Age of Online Diet Promotion, The Insecure Girl's Club

Susie Orbach talks about and makes sense of therapy for 5x15. She is the founder of the Women's Therapy Centre of London and the author of Fat is a Feminist Issue.

What Happens When Therapists Get Bad Online Reviews, Refinery 29

I'm looking forward to reading Fletcher-Watson and Happe's book, Autism. Here's a brief extract. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/looking-future

Take care of yourself.

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