by Rachel | Sep 27, 2024 | Change
The season of ‘mist and mellow fruitfulness’ is upon us, and although it can certainly bring many gifts, it can be more challenging to look after our mental health in winter. As the difficulty rating on tasks such as ‘leaving the house’ and ‘seeing the sun’ rockets,...
by Rachel | May 23, 2024 | Happiness, Anxiety, Counselling and therapy, Self-compassion
Happiness is weird. As an opening gambit this maybe falls short in profundity, but bear with me. As a therapist I do a lot of work with ‘uncomfortable’ emotions (the whole thing about there being no ‘bad’ emotions probably merits a separate blog in itself). So...
by Rachel | Apr 16, 2024 | Counselling and therapy, Anxiety
The other day disaster struck in our garden when the nest box some blue tits have made their home in our fell off the wall. We put it back (a little more securely this time!), but without high hopes, however were surprised to see them return soon after, getting on...
by Rachel | Dec 7, 2023 | Self-compassion
Moving house is a difficult thing, something I’ve been reminded of many times recently. There’s a reason moving is near the top of those lists of stressful life events (at number two apparently, topped only by bereavement) and my own recent experiences got me...
by Rachel | Jul 31, 2023 | Counselling and therapy
As therapists, we are taught the vital importance of empathy very early on, because feeling that your therapist is empathic is one of the ‘common factors’ which helps to create positive change, whatever type of therapy is being practiced. Taking a scroll on...
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