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Does Your Anger Relate To Your Past?
by Russ | Jan 15, 2021
Everybody feels anger at some point, ranging from an internal feeling to uncontrollable rage that can cause us huge problems. But all anger has it’s roots in the emotional brain. This article explains about anger and how we can get to the root of it to stop it causing...
The Link Between Pain and Trauma
by Tanya | Jan 7, 2021
We all experience pain at some time. But there’s a huge difference between the discomfort of a stubbed toe and being in long-term pain. Pain for some can be so excruciating that it affects their whole life, often necessitating a cocktail of painkillers. If you suffer...
Living With Someone Who is Depressed
by Russ | Nov 30, 2020
Living with someone who is depressed is not easy, whether that’s a partner, sibling or parent. You may find that the mood of the household is directly affected by that person’s mood. They may be reluctant to engage in activities that they previously enjoyed and this...
The Link Between Eating Disorders and Trauma
by Tanya | Nov 15, 2020
Eating disorders affect millions of people in the UK alone. The people who are suffering from an eating disorder are diverse, from all ages and every different background. But there is likely to be one thing that links all of these different cases, and that is trauma....
Dreaming – Why You Dream and Why it Makes You Tired
by Russ | Oct 31, 2020
Are you tired? Are you struggling to stay asleep, or you sleep but wake up feeling exhausted? If you are, the likelihood is that it is your dreams that are to blame. If you want to know why we dream, why too much dreaming makes you tired and how to stop it, then read...
Beating Anorexia – A Case Study
by Tanya | Oct 15, 2020
Seventeen year old art student Mia has been struggling with anorexia nervosa for around 5 years. In actual fact, although formally identified 5 years ago, she now realises that the problem started much earlier on. It would seem that even as young as 5 she was using...
5 Signs You Could Have an Eating Disorder
by Russ | Sep 30, 2020
Eating disorders can include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED) or eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS). These disorders affect between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK. And additionally, it may surprise you to know that...
7 Tips to Control Anxiety That Work With Your Brain
by Russ | Sep 15, 2020
If you're trying to control anxiety... ...you've probably tried all sorts of things. Some probably worked and some probably seemed a bit unrealistic. For example, challenging negative beliefs is all very well but it's hard to know where to start. I wanted to give you...
Sexual Abuse – Can Therapy Help?
by Tanya | Aug 31, 2020
Sexual abuse can affect anyone of any age. The ongoing trauma that it can cause means that the effects can live on much longer past the events themselves. This article aims to explain how the brain responds to sexual abuse and to look at whether therapy can allow the...
Bringing Mindfulness into your Daily Life
by Russ | Aug 15, 2020
Want to learn more about mindfulness and explore the benefits it can bring you? This article demystifies the practice of mindfulness and brings you helpful ways you can incorporate it into your everyday life. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the...
5 Facts About PTSD You May Not Know
by Tanya | Jul 31, 2020
Want to find out a bit more about PTSD? Well read on. This article aims to shed some light on some of the symptoms of PTSD, some well known, some less so, and the explanations behind them. What is PTSD? First of all, what is PTSD? Post Traumatic...
Overcoming Anxiety – Is It Possible?
by Russ | Jul 15, 2020
Millions of people are living with anxiety today and it seems as though it is becoming increasingly commonplace. We are all too familiar with the symptoms but how much do we understand about it? If you need help overcoming anxiety, then read on to find out how anxiety...
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