Alistair AppletonJan 254 min readMeditationWorrying is NOT caringThis is an edited transcript of a lovely discussion we had this Tuesday in our anxiety/stress class on Zoom. We were discussing the...
Alistair AppletonJan 8, 20215 min readPsychologyLanguage #1: Cutting your thinking mind some slackI’ve been grappling with the issue of language/thinking for many decades, but lately have had a few clarifying insights that I’d like to...
Alistair AppletonOct 24, 20185 min readPsychologyThe Morning Dread: Shaking Hands with AnxietyA horrible year of anxiety completely ruined my sleep cycle. I used to sleep like a log. Like my father in fact, who falls asleep...
Alistair AppletonMay 8, 20125 min readMeditationThe bittersaltsweetsour of life: mindfulness, dissociation and tastebudsThis is a reboot of a blog I wrote back in 2012 (which seems like another world) after a weekend retreat at the Abbey in Sutton...