Coping with Social Anxiety
Monday, June 7, 2021
Social Anxiety I’m writing this in early June 2021 – in a few days’ time the government will be announcing whether the final stage of lockdown social distancing restrictions will be lifted fully. The news has been full of speculation as... Read More
The Power of Hope
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The Power of Hope “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” (Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Monk). The wisdom from this quote seems... Read More
Tips on coping with uncertainty
Monday, January 18, 2021
Uncertainty One of the words I’ve heard a great deal over the past 10 months is the word ‘uncertain’. People have described this time in our lives in that way since the beginning of the pandemic, and when I think about that word it... Read More
Covering the BACEs to look after our mental health
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Covering the BACEs As I’m writing this, November 2020 is drawing to a close and we’re nearly at the end of the 2nd lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year has been incredibly challenging for so many and brought a lot of unwelcome... Read More
Making the Most of Today
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Making the Most of Today This blog has been formed from some nuggets of wisdom I’ve collected over the years and I thought I’d share some of these with you. They’ve mostly come from my learning the hard way that I really should try to... Read More
Perfectionism
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Perfectionism What does perfectionism mean to you? Do you see it as a good thing or a bad thing? Whenever I think about this word I can’t help but be reminded of how this used to be a clever (but boringly typical) response to the job interview... Read More
Spirituality
Friday, June 19, 2020
Spirituality I’ve often heard the phrase ‘There are three things you should never talk about: religion, politics and money’ and if you’re looking to avoid confrontation due to their sensitive nature and the number of opposing views,... Read More
Counselling for Bereavement
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Bereavement Losing someone we care about can be heart-breaking and mourning their loss can bring about a storm of different emotions. Bereavement can look and feel quite different for each of us, that’s because we are all unique, we will all grieve... Read More
Counselling For Issues Arising From Redundancy
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Redundancy It seems very apt that I’m writing this particular blog today. I’ve been writing a series of blogs about the issues that I can help with, and this month it’s about redundancy. As I sit here at my laptop typing,... Read More
Covid-19 Coronavirus
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Covid-19 Coronavirus Advice and resources during this uncertain time. As you’ll be very aware by now, the Covid-19 Coronavirus is now a pandemic and I’m writing this on 25 March 2020 – the second day of lockdown in the UK. The... Read More
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