A lot of my work involves supporting military spouses or children and this is probably because I am also a military wife. For the past 25 years I have experienced what this life brings with it, the frequent moves, the constant change, the saying goodbye and the disruption to our family. There is also the … Continue reading Mental health and the military spouse…
Grief is a feeling that we will all experience at some time in our lives… I started my professional counselling journey training to be a bereavement support volunteer with Cruse. Working with adults and children in their own homes was inspiring and a real privilege, as well as being quite challenging at times. I have … Continue reading Grief, the space that is left by love.
Our online world is already fast paced and it won’t be slowing down anytime soon, especially as we are relying on the internet more and more since we have been confined to our homes. Our phones ding, beep, or vibrate what seems like every 30 seconds, alerting us an event, email, or text. The news … Continue reading My favourite online Mental Health Apps…
Did you know that in the early Roman calendar the month of March was designated the start of the new year, I quite like the idea of this being a fresh start, but is this possible in these uncertain times? For a lot of us it has been a long, wet and quite frankly a … Continue reading Hello Spring…
As someone that has suffered with extreme anxiety in the past I am aware of how the uncertainty in the world maybe affecting you. I have to admit that I am finding this new way of life a little bit difficult to get my head around, the craziness in the supermarkets, the constant news headlines … Continue reading Tackle your Coronavirus anxiety…
Do you feel inspired to turn over a New Leaf ? Well it is that time of year when everybody is thinking about a fresh start, new year resolutions and perhaps wanting to make a change for the better. For many January in particular can be a miserable month – Christmas is over, you may be waiting … Continue reading New year… what does it mean to you?
How do you look after you when you have so little time? I am always talking about self-care. We understand how important it is, but also how tricky it can be. How do you look after yourself when you have so little time? Self-care is far from easy. When our self-worth is on the floor, … Continue reading The Self Care Question…
With the clocks going back on Sunday 27th October there's not much we can do about the changing weather and long, dark nights. But we can fight back against seasonal mood slumps. Light plays a huge role in our moods and daily rhythms and this is where the two chemicals in our brains really come … Continue reading With the nights drawing in how can we feel happy when we maybe SAD?
The truth is counselling is purely about having time devoted to helping yourself, for whatever reason, it is about self -care. I remember when I was first told that I would benefit from counselling, I was 19 years old during the early 90’s and had just moved away to university. I was incredibly homesick and … Continue reading Myth Busting-Counselling Myths and Misconceptions
A new home, a new part of the country to familiarise myself with, new friends to make and new work to focus on. This is my New Leaf. Change is something that I am very familiar with as I am part of a world where I have to move on every few years. I often … Continue reading Accepting change, a personal battle…
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