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Beating Loneliness
by Russ | May 15, 2022
The 9th – 15th May is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is loneliness. Everyone will probably be affected by loneliness at some point in their life. If you have never experienced it, you will no doubt know some one who is suffering with it....
Building Emotional Resilience
by Tanya | Apr 30, 2022
Life is increasingly becoming more stressful. In particular the last two years have been the most challenging faced in modern society. Many people have struggled, and a lot of this can be linked to increased stress levels. Our last blog covered what stress is, the...
Understand Stress and Improve Your Wellbeing
by Russ | Apr 15, 2022
Stress is a word that is bandied about quite often, but what is stress? Becoming more aware of what stress is and understanding what to do to reduce it will improve your wellbeing. April 2022 is stress awareness month, so let’s explore what stress is, what to do when...
World Bipolar Day
by Tanya | Mar 30, 2022
It is world bipolar day on March 30 every year. This day is scheduled to increase awareness of a serious mental illness that affects over 1m people in the UK alone. We want to help spread awareness of the condition, so this article aims at explaining what bipolar...
Is Diet Culture Harmful?
by Russ | Mar 15, 2022
Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by evidence of diet culture. From a mental health perspective, we wanted to examine how this impacts on our self-esteem and our behaviours around food and exercise. What is a diet culture? A diet culture is in...
Learning to Love Your Body Image
by Tanya | Feb 28, 2022
Most of us at some point in our lives have struggled with our body image. In this article, we look at how our image of ourselves evolves, the issue of body shaming and how to combat it, and tips for the self-acceptance that is so important to having a good...
Can You Recover From Agoraphobia?
by Russ | Feb 15, 2022
If you suffer from agoraphobia, then at times it may feel that it is impossible to fully recover. This is not true. You may feel that you are alive but you are not living. However, there are methods and tools that you can use which will allow you to recover. You can...
Can Better Communication Improve Your Wellbeing?
by Tanya | Jan 30, 2022
We have all heard the phrase ‘A problem shared is a problem halved’, but how true is this? Does communication really ease your worries, concerns or issues? To be clear, communication alone is not likely to solve your problem. Whether you are unable to pay the...
Is Happiness a Skill?
by Tanya | Jan 16, 2022
The third Monday of each January, Blue Monday, has been calculated as being the most depressing day of the year. This was apparently calculated considering many factors such as the weather, motivational factors and a need to take action. It is usually around this time...
What is Human Givens Therapy?
by Russ | Dec 31, 2021
As human givens therapists, we know just how effective a therapy it is, but we are also aware that it is not well known! So we wanted to give you the low-down on how it came about, what the basis of the therapy is, and why it works so well. How Human Givens...
How Can Effective Therapy Help You?
by Tanya | Dec 15, 2021
Effective therapy can help you to deal with past issues and gain new perspectives on current problems. All human beings have a set of four physical needs and nine emotional needs. It is by meeting our physical and emotional needs that we survive and develop as...
Dealing with Grief and Bereavement
by Russ | Nov 30, 2021
Between the 2nd and 8th December 2021, it is National Grief Awareness week in the UK. The premise behind increasing awareness is to reduce the stigma associated with grief. Often, we don’t know what to say to those who are grieving and we don’t know how to support...
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