Defining Compassion In Action – The Case of Health

Compassion is a state of feeling where an emotional reaction of sympathy or empathy is aroused in you by the state or situation of another person, group or community. That’s my opening definition. Compassion doesn’t only mean feeling “sad” for someone, though it often does. It can mean feeling happy for someone. But the “Com”…

Finding the right coach or mentor

In recent years, a vast number of people have become coaches, mentors, therapists. personal trainers – you name it, there’s now a helper for it. Some of these people are highly “qualified” and have taken formal routes through universities and colleges to get qualifications that are recognised by professional bodies. Others have gained various kinds…

The Power of a Helping Conversation

Coaching, mentoring or a genuine helping conversation? I’ve never been very happy with the term “coaching”. But mentoring doesn’t wow me that much either. For years I wondered what my distaste towards both terms stemmed from and then, recently, I discovered at least part of the explanation. It has to do with the twats I’ve…