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What happens in therapy? – PART 2
Ever wondered WHY talking to a therapist helps you feel better? Counselling / psychotherapy works by promoting changes in the brain through the experience of sharing thoughts and feelings within a safe, secure relationship.
What happens in therapy? – PART 1
Have you been thinking about therapy but feeling anxious about getting started? In this blog I talk about the practicalities of starting therapy, and what to expect when you get in touch with a counsellor.
What I learned about myself from wild camping (and how I wasn’t anxious)
The value of pushing yourself to do something new in learning more about yourself.
How to access more of what you love
Allowing yourself something that you love, wholeheartedly, is an act of self-love. Make a bit of space to give that to yourself.
Self-care: How to relax
Relaxing is a skill that doesn’t come easily to everyone – here are some self-care tips for supporting yourself to unwind.
7 ways that reading books can improve your life
We read to know we’re not alone William Nicholson, ‘Shadowlands’ When I want to escape to another world, I do it through reading. For that half-hour, I’m not in my own life anymore, I’m inhabiting a different world, where I really care deeply about the experience of someone else, where I feel their feelings, even…
How to feel more in control by setting goals for the year
Setting targets can be helpful – but only if they are realistic and genuinely attuned to your needs.
Tips for coping with ‘pandemic fatigue’
I had a week off recently. It was a bit ‘meh’. My previous week off had been a couple of months into lockdown and I relished being prevented from doing anything very much, in glorious weather. I expected to feel the same this time, and I didn’t. Instead my mood yo-yoed and I found it…
How should I behave coming out of lockdown?
In this blog I look at WHY it’s normal to find coming out of lockdown difficult WHAT might help you cope with the unexpected anxieties brought up by coming out of lockdown HOW to disagree with people on the ‘best’ way to behave around COVID-19 Coming out of lockdown – why it’s tricky! Is it…
