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A Therapist's Guide to Being Human - Jo Bisseker Barr

I’m a therapist writing from the New Forest on what it is to be human and what I’ve learnt from 26 years in the therapist’s chair. I publish “What Would Jo Say?”, a regular Problems Page here on Substack, where readers’ dilemmas are responded to.

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  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    September, Sea Saunas and Precious Friendships (opens the original)

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    I’ve had a break from writing here for some time, as I’ve been deeply buried in edits on my second book. It’s such a beautiful end-of-summer day, the sky bright and clear, a fresh clarity to the air. Mist swirled on the pond this morning, mingling beautifully with the dappled sunlight that shone through the trees onto its surface, reminding me that, although its levels have been depleted in the drought and I’m no longer swimming in it, it is still beautiful; naturally, messily its real self.My b

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