Time is the most precious resource we have. Our values are reflected in how we choose to spend it. Our lives can become so busy and filled with day to day tasks that we can squeeze out important aspects. One area which can be easily neglected is our creativity....
Dreading the Holiday Season?
Dreading the holiday season The festive season can be very difficult for many people. Plans are being made for the holiday season and whilst some of us spend time looking forward to them there are others of us who are dreading the holiday season, and the question...
Outside Activities and Mental Health
Outside activities and mental health Research has proven that being outside can improve our mental health. If that's coupled with exercise then this combination is a winning formula for improving our mood. There are so many ways we can get outside in our local area....
Blended Family
Blended family is a popular term right now. The term “blended” is helpful because it is more encompassing than stepfamily and can also refer to single parents, adoptive or fostered families. However I'm not convinced that it gives an accurate or helpful impression....
Internet Dating – Part 3
What Happens After My dating Profile Becomes Live? Once you have created your name, profile and uploaded your photos it's tempting to sit back and let others make advances towards you. But having spent precious time and/or money setting it all up get value for your...
Internet Dating – Part 2
Creating A Dating Profile So you've taken the plunge and decided which internet site to use. Now you realise you may need a Masters in creativity and the wit of Sandi Toksvig to get your dating profile viewed, let alone make it through to actually meeting anyone on a...
Internet Dating – Part 1
Where Can I Find Single People? So how do we meet like-minded single people? Well the obvious way is at work or through our circle of friends. But these may not offer a wealth of eligible singletons. The other ideal scenario is to find love doing something you love...
Neuroscience and Trauma in Childhood
Neuroscience -the study of the brain and nervous system: brain cells that fire together wire together Neuroscience has proven that prolonged stress can have a serious affect on the structure of the brain. The traumatic event (which we are trying to ignore) actually...
Post Traumatic Stress
Post Traumatic stress Post Traumatic Stress occurs when we are unable to process the traumatic experience that has happened or more than one trauma has occurred. The latest trauma may evoke previous traumas we have suffered eg the woman that has been attacked may also...
FOMO
The last 18 months have changed many of us in ways we would never have thought. We may find ourselves not wanting to join in social and group activities. We may not feel as sociable as we once did....
How To Manage Stress
The last 16 months have impacted us in multiple ways. Stress may have crept in quietly and eroded away our resilience or crashed in at times unannounced and knocked us off-kilter. We all need a...
How to survive the summer holidays
Are you dreading the summer holidays? Or excited for them to start? Or maybe you have mixed feelings about them. Here are some ideas to make the most of the break Don't over plan. Firstly,...
Working with the Unconscious in Psychotherapy
The uniqueness of the psychoanalytic model of psychotherapy is that we work with the unconscious. But what does this mean? What exactly is the unconscious? What is the Unconscious? Practically...
How To manage uncertainty
It’s been difficult for many of us over the last year. So many changes here in the UK. At times it felt like change was the new normal, in fact, change was the constant. As restrictions are lifted...
Difficult Mother’s Day Ahead?
Mother's Day means different things for all of us. It can conjure up wonderful images and memories of young children making cute cards, or posies of garden flowers or precovid family lunches...
Are You Ready To Date Again?
Fed up being single? Feeling lonely when you are single is common for many people. In fact, it’s normal at times. Do you find yourself alone and lacking compared to your doubled friends’ evenings...
How to Manage Anxiety – in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Anxiety has risen exponentially since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and at times it can feel overwhelming. Everyone needs a certain amount of stress to get stuff done but when this...
Christmas in the Time of Covid
The festive season can be challenging for many people. However this year especially, it will be difficult for most of us one way or another. We will have to make do with phone and video calls to...
Being Made Redundant
Losing our job or business can be devastating. I am reminded of a poignant part of the film The Full Monty when we see the redundant manager of the steel works, Gerald, getting ready for work...
Making Time For Creativity
Time is the most precious resource we have. Our values are reflected in how we choose to spend it. Our lives can become so busy and filled with day to day tasks that we can squeeze out important aspects. One area which can be easily neglected is our creativity....
Dreading the Holiday Season?
Dreading the holiday season The festive season can be very difficult for many people. Plans are being made for the holiday season and whilst some of us spend time looking forward to them there are others of us who are dreading the holiday season, and the question...
Outside Activities and Mental Health
Outside activities and mental health Research has proven that being outside can improve our mental health. If that's coupled with exercise then this combination is a winning formula for improving our mood. There are so many ways we can get outside in our local area....
Blended Family
Blended family is a popular term right now. The term “blended” is helpful because it is more encompassing than stepfamily and can also refer to single parents, adoptive or fostered families. However I'm not convinced that it gives an accurate or helpful impression....
Internet Dating – Part 3
What Happens After My dating Profile Becomes Live? Once you have created your name, profile and uploaded your photos it's tempting to sit back and let others make advances towards you. But having spent precious time and/or money setting it all up get value for your...
Internet Dating – Part 2
Creating A Dating Profile So you've taken the plunge and decided which internet site to use. Now you realise you may need a Masters in creativity and the wit of Sandi Toksvig to get your dating profile viewed, let alone make it through to actually meeting anyone on a...
Internet Dating – Part 1
Where Can I Find Single People? So how do we meet like-minded single people? Well the obvious way is at work or through our circle of friends. But these may not offer a wealth of eligible singletons. The other ideal scenario is to find love doing something you love...
Neuroscience and Trauma in Childhood
Neuroscience -the study of the brain and nervous system: brain cells that fire together wire together Neuroscience has proven that prolonged stress can have a serious affect on the structure of the brain. The traumatic event (which we are trying to ignore) actually...
Post Traumatic Stress
Post Traumatic stress Post Traumatic Stress occurs when we are unable to process the traumatic experience that has happened or more than one trauma has occurred. The latest trauma may evoke previous traumas we have suffered eg the woman that has been attacked may also...