“Life is what happens to you whilst you’re busy making other plans” John Lennon If this quote resonates with you then I challenge you to take a step back and consider if you’ve ever made plans to combat the stress in your life, or if you tend to...
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With a second lockdown imminent this Thursday 5 November, I’m receiving many enquires about if face to face will continue and questions around online and telephone counselling. Quite rightly people want to know how they can access support and if...
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Have you found yourself lately with a lot of time to yourself: Maybe when the kids went to back to school? Maybe you’re working remotely and missing a team environment? Maybe you were shielding and the experience of spending time with yourself...
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I got really wrapped up in what I was doing, training, counselling and research and was loving every second of it! Until September. September was crucial milestone for me- my dissertation was due for submission; work was busy both contract-wise...
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This falls on 10 October and it presents a great opportunity to address the elephant in the room that is Mental Health. It’s a really important topic and even more so right now when so many of us are either struggling ourselves or watching others...
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Do you find yourself sometimes stuck in a particular pattern of thinking then find that overall, your mood isn’t where you’d like it to be? Gloom sets in and everything else also seems gloomy, therefore it can be hard to see the way forward. As a...
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Less sunlight, coughs, colds and flu, frost and colder days- it can feel like a sharp contrast and a shock when we’ve had such nice weather this summer. For some, Autumn is a really enjoyable time with lots of colours, leaves on the floor...
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Do you sit dreaming of a different life but feel unable to obtain it? Do you think that a dream will be always be a dream because of current circumstances? That you aren’t the sort of person who gets what they want, so why bother? These kinds of...
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You’re setting off for work feeling: Angry; Frustrated; and Anxious You’ve: Slept badly, and Forgotten to finish something yesterday that was urgent You’re: Dreading work; Expecting a repetitive day; Second guessing the conversations for the day...
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I’ve had many, many, requests about sleep issues lately so it seems appropriate to share my tips with you on such an important and necessary topic… as I write this prior to a 7am shift feeling a little worn out already! I’ve blogged on...
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When we lose someone close to us, we have a sharp realisation that the reality of suffering is unfortunately inevitable; nothing is permanent and we will all lose something/ someone in the course of our lifetime. The people that we choose to...
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Seeing a loved one self-destruct or suffer can be heart-breaking. Feelings of helplessness and wanting to rescue them can be overwhelming. I get many enquires on behalf of people and I can truly understand that sentiment of wanting to help and...
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