Winter can be a difficult time for many people and this affects our mood and our physical health. There are ways to improve our circumstances through the dormant time of year. Here’s some ideas I’ve put together for you. I hope they inspire and lift your spirits. Acceptance First rule. Work on the things you …
Practical tips for not only getting through this COVID winter season but embracing it Read More »
As a Mental Health Practitioner serving the Reigate area I have been interested in discovering how healthy Reigate might be and what residents can do to get mentally fit for the challenging times ahead. We are coming out of the current peak and potentially into a deep recession but still, there is much to be …
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How to Listen Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. When you truly listen you need to zip the lip, close the cake hole, shut the hell up. You won’t be listening if you keep piping in with, “Oh yes, that happened to me that time when I….” or “Well you know what you should …
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The groundbreaking counselling model that is right for our time Human Givens Therapy, or HGT, is a psycho, socio, bio framework of therapy using brief, solution-focused counselling for clients suffering with a whole range of mental health difficulties. During COVID and the economic crisis and their consequences, Human Givens Therapy gives clients a fast, professional …
There is no magic bullet for how to get through the Coronavirus crisis. One day you were just doing your own thing, working hard, enjoying your leisure time then POW! Out of nowhere came a terrible virus that could kill you. You didn’t want it. You didn’t ask for it and it’s making you feel …
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We took our sons to see their Nana at her nursing home on Mothering Sunday and she was delighted with the homemade card and poem. Mum and I kissed the window. She shed a little tear but was still jolly and chatting. Mum went through The War. She knows about stoicism and getting on when …
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Your past can have a nasty habit of reappearing somewhere in your life and scuppering opportunities and future plans. It is common for past traumas – however small – to be activated when you find yourself in a stressful situation and patterns emerge of bad stuff that happened to you, even decades before. It can …
My poor, sleep deprived husband doesn’t begrudge the fact that when I get into bed I am generally asleep after about ten minutes and I sleep through, getting roughly seven hours eleven minutes sleep each night. I know I get this because I have a Fitbit Charge 2 and it tells me that’s what I …
This is the time to sell ‘YOU’ People buy People. Are you attractive? Turn on the radio or TV and words like ‘recession’ and ‘depression’ are becoming more repetitive and more likely. So what can you do to stop from going under as this country heads for difficult times? Number 1. Sell Yourself What is …
My experience of dealing with grief during National Grief Awareness Week 2019 My Dad was 83. He had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Attrial Fibrillation (AF) and had had at least three mini strokes. The past five years had been tough for him and for Mum and I with many trips to different hospitals, …
