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The Precariously Hanging Monastery of Mount Heng Hengshan, or Mount Heng, which is located in Shanxi province, is one of China’s Five Great Mountains. Pinned to the side of its cliff face is the Xuan Kong Si, also known as…

Reflections of a French Londoner   ‘Iceland! Iceland!’ the two young boys sitting behind me in the plane were squealing with delight. After crossing layers of dark clouds, I saw the grey, flat, and inhospitable looking coast as we neared…

Reflections of a bereaved psychotherapy client One year ago, my therapist died. I had been seeing him regularly for four years and during that time my relationship with him had grown and deepened. The gift of therapy I received from…

Reflections of a Bereaved Daughter “Even if it’s expected, you can never be prepared for it,” my friends and colleagues had told me. After fighting a long battle with multiple myeloma cancer, my father died a few days before Christmas….

Reflections of a low cost air traveller: Fight or Flight? Why does low cost air travel bring out the beast in us? On my way to Nice from London last week, I took easyJet, more out of necessity than choice.<…

Reflections from an expat – a personal note from Evelyne Riddle 39 years ago, I willingly left my country of origin. I have been going back and forth from the various countries where I’ve lived – Egypt, the United States, Italy…

Say NO to Bullying Most adults think of bullying as past events that happened in childhood. Bullying does not end at a certain age or with maturity, it exists in adulthood under different names (sexual harassment, stalking, scapegoating, workplace aggression)….