Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from 10-16 May 2021, and this year the focus is on the benefits of nature on our Mental Health. After 2020 a great deal of focus has been placed on the impact of lockdowns on our mental health. And, alongside that research came evidence to support our relationship with nature. A YouGov Poll found that 73% of people said that connecting to nature has been important in managing their mental health during the pandemic, and 34% of peop
Grief Awareness Week 2020
The 2-8 December 2020 is National Grief Awareness Week, a campaign running for it's second year, in an effort to raise awareness of the impact of grief and loss on a national platform. Each day has a unique theme with the overall message of #ShareYourStory. Someone experiencing loss can often felt alone and isolated, and that has been magnified somewhat during the Covid19 crisis. The aim of #ShareYourStory is to try and and help with that sense of isolation. Sharing stories c
October 9th – 15th is Babyloss Awareness week across the world. During this week families commemorate the lives of their babies, lost in pregnancy or at or soon after birth, and share memories of the all too brief time they had together. It is a week to raise awareness of the losses which affects one in five families in the UK. The theme of this week this year, is isolation. Which is especially true at this time, due to this pandemic, this sense of isolation that people can f
What to expect in your First Appointment
One of the trickiest parts of counselling, is making the decision to reach out to a counsellor and make that first appointment. It can take a lot of courage to do it, counselling is a vulnerable experience by its very nature and so making that first appointment is no different. It may come after days, weeks, or perhaps even longer wondering if a counsellor might be able to help you. I try and make the process as comfortable as possible for you – this is what you can expect wh
Look for the calm within yourself
Finding a moment of peace and clarity sometimes feel unattainable. It’s something searched for and often illusive. But moments can be found, nurtured and nourished. We find ourselves in very uncertain times. Our usual ways of being have been challenged and we don't have a certain sense of when things will begin to feel more stable. It is not unsurprising that as a result, people are feeling more anxious than usual. It is important to remember that feeling #anxious is normal.
Finding the right counsellor
Tips on how to feel confident in your choice Choosing who you work with is an incredibly important decision, it is a relationship that requires you to feel safe and comfortable, to be vulnerable and bring painful parts of yourself. Counselling much like our emotions can be a complex mix of joy and pain and all that is in between. “It is in the space between inner and outer world, which is also the space between people–the transitional space–that intimate relationships and cre
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