Renwick Psychology

I’m a psychologist, author and educator, and my work explores the fascinating relationship between psychology, human behaviour, spirituality and personal development.

I have more than 30 years of experience in psychology and education, during which I’ve developed a lasting passion for understanding people, exploring ideas and making psychological concepts accessible, interesting and meaningful.

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and I’ve dedicated much of my professional life to psychology, education, writing and exploring human behaviour.

Today, my focus is increasingly on writing, publishing and creative projects. I’m the author of Sleepwalk: Live in the Dream, The Renwick ACT Companion and a range of psychological and wellbeing resources, including Mental Health Conversation Cards.

My writing explores themes including human behaviour, memory, dreams, consciousness, psychological wellbeing, spirituality and the search for meaning. I’m particularly interested in the meeting point between established psychological thinking and the deeper questions we ask about ourselves and our experiences.

I draw inspiration from thinkers including Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, as well as contemporary psychological approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

I’m currently developing a psychological and spiritual thriller, currently titled 2:17: The Forgotten Truth. The title may change as the project develops. The story explores memory, trauma, identity and the possibility that some experiences remain hidden until we are ready to confront them.

Through Renwick Psychology, I bring together my work as a psychologist, author and educator, sharing books, ideas, psychological resources and creative projects designed to encourage curiosity and a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.

“Psychology isn't simply about understanding other people. It is also about becoming curious about ourselves.”

I am currently writing a psychological and spiritual thriller, currently titled 2:17: The Forgotten Truth. The title may change as the story develops, but at its heart, the book explores memory, trauma, identity, spirituality and the hidden experiences that can shape our lives.

The story follows Daniel Hart, a man whose life is affected by the disappearance of his sister Emily and memories that he has struggled to understand. As the story unfolds, Daniel is forced to question what he remembers, what he has forgotten, and whether some truths can remain buried forever. The book brings together my interest in psychology and spirituality, exploring themes around memory, dreams, consciousness and the search for meaning.

There is also an unexpected personal connection behind the book. Many years ago, I appeared on the BBC's Dragons' Den with one of my early business ideas. That experience eventually led to my coming into contact with Rachel Elnaugh, one of the original Dragons. Remarkably, while I was writing this new book many years later, Rachel and I unexpectedly came back into contact. The timing struck me as extraordinary. I was writing a story heavily influenced by psychology, spirituality and the idea that apparently unrelated events can sometimes become connected in meaningful ways — and at precisely that time, someone from an important part of my own past reappeared.

I found myself thinking about Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity: the idea that two or more events can be meaningfully connected despite there being no obvious causal relationship between them. Whether such experiences are simply coincidence, the mind finding patterns and meaning, or something more mysterious is open to interpretation. For me, however, the experience became part of the story behind the story.

It reinforced one of the central questions of the book:

What if some of the things that happen in our lives aren't quite as random as they first appear?

2:17 explores the boundaries between psychology and spirituality, memory and reality, coincidence and synchronicity — and asks whether some truths really can remain buried forever.