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…
You take care of your physical health – but what about your emotional and mental health? Are you taking the right steps to psychological wellbeing? What is psychological wellbeing? Mental well-being relates to a person’s psychological functioning, life-satisfaction and ability to develop and maintain mutually benefiting relationships. Psychological well- being includes the ability to maintain … Continue reading Psychological wellbeing, what about a mental health MOT ?
Written with young people in mind but also great for us grown ups! I have been working along-side children and teenagers for nearly 20 years and I have my own tween and teenager to add to the mix, so I have had a lot of experience in how low self-esteem can effect a young person's … Continue reading The self-esteem gremlin!
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…
How are you with goodbye’s? Saying goodbye is the hardest thing that most of us do. Endings by definition are final and are therefore something that most of us find difficult. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” So with the ending of my time in Somerset just round the corner I have … Continue reading Goodbye, farewell, adios – it’s all about endings…
