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Some thoughts for when the days get darker
The season of ‘mist and mellow fruitfulness’ is upon us and with it some challenges to our mental health. As the difficulty rating on tasks such as ‘leaving the house’ and ‘seeing the sun’ rockets, it’s easy to see why things can get hard quickly. But there are some...
‘I’m only happy when it rains’ or ‘the unbearable lightness of being happy’ or ‘why happiness is sometimes tricky’
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...
Anxiety, trauma and birdboxes
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...
Moving house and your mental health
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...
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I’m Rachel
I’m a counsellor and online therapist based in Shipley. I work with people to help them overcome their challenges, recognise their existing strengths and create new and more effective ways to navigate their lives.
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