Is it all in our head?

Is it all in our head?

As our attitudes towards mental health are changing, we are becoming more open and accepting that just as we can enjoy positive physical health, so we can enjoy positive mental health. I wonder though, how much of a connection we make between the two, or whether the...
Grief

Grief

I wanted to write something a little different for this blog as grief is such a personal journey.  While it has been studied and written about extensively, everyone’s experience of it remains as unique to them as the circumstances surrounding the loss they are...
Change

Change

Change is something that everyone has had to deal with over the past 18 months in a whole host of different ways.  We have lived through three lockdowns and had to adjust to a new normal, both going into and coming out of them.  Then there are all the other changes...
Be Kind

Be Kind

When I started thinking about kindness for this post, I thought I would start with a definition because you need to be clear what you are talking about, right?  However, when I started thinking about it and looking at the various definitions that are out there, I...
Feeling anxious?

Feeling anxious?

It feels as though anxiety is prevalent at the moment.  We hear such a lot about it in the media, particularly as a result of the huge changes which have been imposed on us by Covid-19.  But what is it? And what can we do if it has become such an issue that it affects...
Starting your counselling journey

Starting your counselling journey

Counselling can offer a space where the focus is on you.  Just you.  It offers a place where you can speak your unspoken thoughts and feelings, helping you to process and ultimately have greater control of them.  It can help you towards a better understanding of what...