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More Evidence Linking Gut Health to Mental Health

No matter the professional health or well-being field, experts tend to agree that humans do suffer the knock-on effects of their lifestyle, behaviours, and environment, in one form or another. Ask an Oncologist and they […]

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We Are Sensitive To Where We Are

It is probably no surprise to hear further proof that the environment that we are in affects our mood and mental state. Humans can withstand a lot and are generally pretty resilient creatures, but we’re […]

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Karma May Not Be What You Think It Is

At different points in your life, you may have referenced the effects of Karma “catching up” on you, or someone else. But I think our society tends to have a misconception about Karma, with our […]

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Beware the Gaslighter

Gaslighting has become a term most people are familiar with, but may not exactly know what it means, or how they may even be a victim of it. The term comes from an old British […]

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Science Finds Link Between Breathing and Anxiety

We’ve known for generations that we can self-soothe by drawing in some nice deep breaths and exhaling slow breaths. Slow breathing helps regulate our emotions, and people who utilize practices like yoga and mindfulness have […]

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The Uncle Argument Technique

We all have those pesky anxious thoughts, some people more than others, and sometimes just a little more than at other times. Our anxious thoughts come from the areas of our brain that produce emotions, […]

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Benefits of Working With Your Realities

If I told you that I had a goal of running a 10-second 100-metre sprint at the next Olympic Games you’d probably look me up and down and say “Joel, maybe you should find another […]

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What is the “Healthy Adult”?

There has been an eternal internal battle within human beings since the dawn of time – logic/rationality versus emotion. I have published a number of counselling articles here on the With a Little Help Counselling […]