youth – Counselling with Mike

The power of affirming spaces

I’ve got a Roll for Growth group that’ve only recently come together. We play Dungeons & Dragons, and the participants play as characters they’ve created; adventurers who have come into ownership of a pirate’s ship, and are seeking to foil an evil plan involving zombies, a villainous baron, and magic-users unknown. In a recent session,Continue reading “The power of affirming spaces”

Being lost as a teenager

I remember being lost as a teenager. There’s so much pressure, school, friendships, relationships. Everyone asking “what do you want to do after school?”, or “what are you doing at uni?” So much pressure is put on teenagers to think about their future when they have so much on right now. I can’t imagine theContinue reading “Being lost as a teenager”