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New Link Found Between Stress and Behaviour

There are many well-established links between stress and human behaviour, and it is a phenomenon that I see regularly in my Counselling clients. I can also see this in myself. When I look back at […]

More Safety = Less Stress = More Peace

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I cannot understate the importance of safety and the dangerous effects of stress on human mental health and the impacts on the health of our interpersonal relationships. No matter who you are and what you’ve [...]

Complexity Causes Suffering – Peterson

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There is little doubt that our lives today are more complex than those of the generations before us. Sure, we have many luxuries today that people not long ago could only dream of, even simple [...]
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Stress Plays Big Role in Memory Formation

Almost always, people who seek out assistance from a therapist do so because their situation is causing them stress. As I’ve covered here, the problem with being under stress is that our body tries to [...]
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Beware the Effects of Enmeshment

Enmeshment is one of those words that has come into the public domain in recent years, however, I think sometimes people aren’t entirely aware of what it is in interpersonal relationships. In the book Family [...]
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Tired People are More Emotional People

We speak a lot about cycles in Counselling, particularly the cycles that we can find ourselves in, but sometimes are mostly unaware of. Cycles that sort of sneak up on us, or are so ingrained [...]
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Signs of Coercive Control in Relationships

Coercive Control has become a term that people are increasingly aware of, however, I think not everyone thoroughly understands what it is. What is Coercive Control? And, importantly, what are some signs of Coercive Control [...]
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New Link Between Safety and Positive Emotions

Whether in my Relationship Counselling or Adult Counselling work, I often focus on helping people work towards a less stressful life. The issue is that when we are stressed (or, more specifically when we don’t [...]
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Internal Validation a Key to Happiness

There always seems to be a strong focus on being happy, with people sometimes spending lots of time trying to determine if that is their actual state. However, a study in the USA has just [...]
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What is the Number One Cause of Divorce?

I was doing some research recently and I came across an Australian study that shows quite conclusively the most common reason for a marriage to end in divorce. The study, completed by the Australian Institute [...]
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What is Internal Validation?

I cannot underscore just how important it is to validate other people, especially those we love and care deeply about (and I hope you’re getting it in return too), but what about filling your own [...]
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Eating Bugs Good for Gut Health!

I might be in the minority here, maybe, but I just can’t see myself eating bugs…no matter what the possible health benefits may be! New research out of the U.S. has found however that if [...]

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With a Little Help Counselling is the private Counselling service of Online Counsellor, Joel Helmes.

Our core services are Relationship Counselling and Adult Counselling.

Joel specialises in areas including:

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  • Reconnecting with the Inner Child
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