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Reflections on Therapy, Chronic Illness, and Emotional Wellbeing
This blog explores therapy for chronic illness, the emotional impact of long-term health conditions, and the psychological factors that can influence symptoms, stress, and wellbeing.
Articles focus on thoughtful, evidence-based perspectives to help you better understand your experiences, improve coping, and feel more steady and confident living with ongoing health difficulties.
14 SKILLS OVERTHINKING MUMS NEEDS TO LEARN
As a mum there are many talents we need. Some we have learned throughout life already; some we must master quickly when the baby arrives....
Nov 23, 2021
HOW TO COPE WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Over this last couple of weeks, an awful lot of my clients have had some really difficult situations occur. Things such as being made...
Nov 22, 2021
HOW TO RECOGNISE YOU'RE NOT COPING
Like many people, I spent years pretending I was coping. Painting a smile on my face day-after-day. Showing up. Doing what was expected....
Nov 18, 2021
Money Worries
Last night I attended an online workshop called Mindset for Wealth facilitated by a friend of mine, Kimberley Uzzel. It got me thinking...
Nov 18, 2021
Why Challenging Worry Will Never Work
In the English language we use the words anxiety and worry interchangeably, and that that causes a lot of confusion. Mainly because...
Nov 17, 2021
Did You Need to Change to Fit In?
I received an email from my business mentor, Lisa Johnson, this week that made me cry. It started by talking about the weather. Then...
Nov 5, 2021
Do you know the difference between Anxiety and Worry?
Do you know the difference between anxiety and worry? Let me talk you through it because they are often confused. See, the thing is that...
Nov 4, 2021
Time Management Tips for Busy Mums
A common belief for mums is that they aren’t ‘Good Enough’. This is made harder when we are trying to juggle so many things at once and...
Nov 3, 2021
How to Take Back Control by Letting Go
Have you ever just floated on the water? Laid back on the surface? Let it hold you? Support you? Suspended, weightless. The more you...
Nov 2, 2021
New Beginnings, New Emotions
Anticipating anything new brings with it a multitude of emotions. We, humans, have the capacity to experience such a vast array. They wax...
Nov 1, 2021
Frustrations of Motherhood
We’ve all been there tired, stressed, a never-ending list of things to do, no time to do them and a lot of the time we may not even be...
Oct 31, 2021
How Experiences and Emotions Surprise Us
Over the many years of working clinically, you come to hear some of the same thoughts repeated by different people, in different...
Oct 30, 2021
How to Manage Emotions During Back to School Time
You have probably done most of the practical planning; new uniform, shoes, packed lunch box, bag, pencil case. Maybe a visit to the...
Oct 28, 2021
Authentic Parenting Requires Courage
Our babies are totally dependent on us. Their vulnerability is obvious. We respond to it accordingly, by doing our best to protect them...
Oct 28, 2021
Margret Thatcher Taught Me About Emotions
I admired her. The first female Prime Minister in the UK. I aspired to be like her. To not let gender, define my success. But to defy it!...
Sep 17, 2021
Which Mental Health Professional do I need to see?
Making the decision to get help for anxiety, depression, or trauma is a hugely courageous step. It is also important that how anxiety...
Sep 1, 2021
4 Powerful Steps to Help Gain Your Energy Back
I have been low in energy and feeling tearful for the last week. I know why, the first anniversary of my dad’s passing was yesterday....
Aug 27, 2021
Is the 6 Weeks Summer Holidays Scary for Mums?
Do you look forward to the summer holidays or do you dread them? When my son was young, I never looked forward to the school holidays....
Aug 18, 2021
How to Deal with Emotions SAFELY
This morning the OH and I had a disagreement about a post in a Facebook group we jointly run. This led to him leaving the group. This was...
Aug 16, 2021
Diagnosed with IBS? Discover why your emotions are all over the place.
So, the threat we are all facing on a day to day basis right now from Covid19 is both physical and psychological. It causes acute spikes in
Jun 8, 2020
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