
Why We Like Getting Scared
Are scary movies your kind of thing? Perhaps you can’t think of anything worse. Or perhaps like so many, you secretly enjoy the thrill...
Are scary movies your kind of thing? Perhaps you can’t think of anything worse. Or perhaps like so many, you secretly enjoy the thrill...
We can all beat ourselves up about mistakes we have made or worry about something that is yet to happen. However, overthinkers are...
What is ‘Brain Fog?’ ‘Brain Fog’ is the term used to describe the state of having mental ‘fuzziness’ or lack of clarity. It is not...
April marks the start of Stress Awareness Month, with the theme being 'Regaining Connectivity, Certainty and Control.' According to the...
“Resilience is the product of agency: knowing that what you do can make a difference” – Bessel Van Der Kolk What exactly do we mean by...
How often have you found yourself worried about a conversation you know you have to have? Perhaps it’s something that you know you just...
Hands up those of you who are looking forward to Christmas....Only 20 days to go! Perhaps some of you will respond "I can’t wait, I’m...
I didn't always work as a counsellor... Before I retrained, I spent 14 years undertaking various roles within the Financial Services...
Many people are now finding themselves working from home for the foreseeable future. Whilst this presents a unique opportunity to rethink...
Many relationships have been put under a huge amount of pressure at the moment due to the increased amount of time that people are...
Is there really such a thing as 'wasted' time? Or are you rather choosing to do what is most important to you in *that* moment, what your...
Do you find yourself constantly having negative thoughts? Thoughts such as "I never do anything right;' "Why am I always getting it...
Last week (4 - 10 May) was UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. PND is known to affect up to one in ten women during the first year...
Yesterday I got to thinking how our current way of living may leave us feeling we are living in a warped 2020 version of 'The Truman...
‘A part of every successful therapy is about rewriting the narratives that define us, making new meanings and imagining different...
We do not yet know exactly when our schools will re-open but when they do it is clear that there will need to be a shifted focus so that...
They say 'Laughter is the best medicine.' It is true that laughing increases endorphins (those 'feel good' chemicals in your body);...
Up until fairly recently, mental health problems in older people have tended to be pushed to one side, to be ignored even. In my work as...
Does that sound like a statement you might make? Have you ever wondered whether your need to constantly please others might be to the...
We feel that we have an obligation to do what is asked of us, to go in and 'rescue.' But is it always the right thing to do? Put simply...