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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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