Life Changes Now

I know that this isn't really about therapy but it is about attitude, values and health.

There's been a series running on channel 4 this week on chicken welfare.  Firstly it has impressed me that two people, namely Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver, have been prepared to take on the complacency of the supermarkets and public regarding the way cheap chickens are raised.

Secondly, tempting as it is to avoid making the connection between eating meat and raising/killing animals, I think whatever decision we come to, it should be thoughtfully made. It's about being true to ourselves.  Being honest with ourselves concerning the choices we make in life gives us strength of character and integrity.  In contrast inner dishonesty, manipulating others or colluding with practises we know are unsound sets us up for internal discord which, in my opinion as a therapist, is not in the interests of our long term emotional health.

Finally, and again it's a matter of opinion, it seems to me that the closer our food is to the natural ingredients produced in a healthy and natural way, then the more likely it is to be good for our bodies and thus our general wellbeing.