When we are stressed, we are more emotional. So much of my Counselling work is about helping people understand how external stressors affect the way we behave. People who come to Counselling are quite often […]
A person experiencing high-stress levels will likely be acting outside of their normal behaviour patterns. Stress, at least in the most surface-level way, is dealt with by our physiological systems through the release of Cortisol. […]
No two couples are the same, no two families are perfectly alike, but in working with a huge number of couples over the years you start to see some common similarities. Common themes that come […]
“So here I am, a confirmed bachelor, and likely to remain so.” So go the words of Professor Henry Higgins in the classic film, My Fair Lady. I recently watched this film again, the first […]
Counselling hundreds of people over the years opens your eyes to realities, and you begin to get a deeper feeling of where people are coming from and what they are experiencing. You start to see […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is often a truth in that when we try and do the right thing, we may accidentally make a situation worse. I always think back to the findings that came about after World War […]
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 […]
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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