Learning to Understand Your Emotions
Our emotions are an important part of being human. They influence how we think, how we behave and how we connect with the people around us. Yet many of us grow up without ever learning how to understand them. Instead, we may ignore difficult feelings, push them aside or judge ourselves for having them in […]
Why We Repeat the Same Patterns in Life
Have you ever found yourself thinking: “Why does this keep happening to me?”. Perhaps you keep finding yourself in similar relationships, struggling with the same self-doubt, avoiding difficult conversations or repeating behaviours that leave you feeling frustrated. Many of us experience recurring patterns throughout our lives. While it can feel discouraging, these patterns rarely exist […]
Understanding Grief and Why There Is No Right Way to Grieve
Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, yet it is also one of the most personal. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, experienced the end of a relationship, or lost a future you had imagined for yourself, grief can affect every part of your life. It can be overwhelming, confusing, exhausting and deeply […]
Burnout Is Real – And Therapy Can Help
Burnout isn’t just feeling tired after a busy week. It’s deeper than that – more persistent, more draining, and often harder to name. Many people arrive at therapy saying things like “I should be able to cope”, “I don’t know what’s wrong with me I just feel empty”, and “I’m exhausted, but resting doesn’t help”. […]
Diet and your mental health
Improving your diet can help your mental health The food-mood connection has been a focus of research for years. It’s well known that omega 3 and a Mediterranean style diet full of fresh vegetables can boost a sense of physical wellbeing, but there’s a lot of recent research that shows certain foodstuffs can help mental […]
Understand personal change
It’s a process, it helps to know what the journey might be like. This wellbeing tip strengthens your awareness. It simply helps you anticipate the ups and downs of change. If you experience a low point you’re not alone. Personal change is about introducing manageable steps towards a desired goal. Change can be uncomfortable and […]
Fit for happiness
It’s good for your mind as well as your body When we feel low in mood it’s very easy to use our down-time to do nothing. Sometimes we comfort-eat to pass the time and usually that only makes us feel worse. We all know that exercise is good for us physically but that may […]
Get things done
You can beat procrastination Do you put off jobs delay decisions waste time allocated for work ? Here’s some useful stuff to help you break the habit. What comes first motivating yourself to make a start or making a start to motivate yourself? Increasingly researchers find that the most motivating thing you can do is make a […]
Balance your life
…and feel better When we feel stuck we often can’t see the wood for the trees. This exercise can help you find clarity so you can prioritise where to introduce step-by-step change. When we make changes in just one area of our life there are often unexpected benefits elsewhere. Find out if your life […]
Beat panic
Feel in control again Beat panic We know that a panic attack is very scary. It can feel like you’re losing control or something awful is going to happen. Shallow quick breathing, sweating, pounding heart, dizziness, feelings of unreality, nausea and chest pain are common symptoms. Something has triggered your fight/flight response releasing surges of […]