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Taking another year off

By Iain 16 September 2020Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

I'm finding myself in that situation again this academic year, mainly thanks to coronavirus this time around rather than financial worries. But this time, I can see it coming, and I won't lose focus. I won't waste this year. I've got things I need to do to be ready for starting the level 4 counselling course next September. See, after…

L3CiCS You as a Counsellor Assignment

By Iain 28 June 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

I am training to become a counsellor because I want to help people. Throughout my life I have struggled with a lot of various types of mental health problems, such as depression, addiction and severe anxiety. I was borderline narcissistic and I suffered from delusions of grandeur, as well as Golden-Child syndrome. I thought I deserved more, but I expected…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 25th October 2019

By Iain 25 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we learned about diversity through exploring the membership of the course group: the different beliefs and behaviours. This enabled us all to become aware of the demographics of our group, for example our culture, family, nationality, race, age, gender, disability or sexuality. We went round the group and everyone said a few words about some of their diverse…

On hold. What to do?

By Iain 22 June 2018Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Potentially, I may have to hold fire on continuing my Counselling training for this upcoming academic year. We booked our annual holiday pretty much as soon as we came back off of our holiday last year, and it happened to coincide with the external assessment for my counselling course. So the problem is that I can't take the assessment because…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 13th June 2018

By Iain 13 June 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This is the last piece of work I’m going to be writing for this course, and I just wanted to record my thoughts and feelings as it all comes to an end – a conclusion of sorts. If I look back on my initial expectations of the course, they were to gain a basic understanding of counselling and the skills…

n00b gainz

By Iain 25 May 2018Books, Physicality, Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Exercising is fun, and as the title suggests, I've made some n00b gainz. My trousers are looser, so I've clearly lost some belly fat. My weight has remained the same however, so I have built some muscle. I do feel like I need to go more than once a week to cement these gainz in the long run though. And…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 23rd May 2018

By Iain 23 May 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to find a newspaper article and describe our various reactions to it. This is the article I have chosen: Link to article here. R-bombing: The new dating trend you may have already experienced Today’s dating trends are as whimsical as they are ephemeral. When once the thing burdening singletons the most was simply finding a…

2014 fitness and other random targets

By Iain 1 January 2014Books, Creativity, Internet, Reflections, Site RelatedNo Comments

I need a new routine. If the start of a new year spurs that change, then so be it. I can understand that some people don't like those people that make "resolutions", but I'm all for them to do so - if making a resolution makes that person sit up and admit they have a problem they'd like to fix,…