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8 Ways to Help Manage Social Anxiety
After 15 months of lockdown, many people are feeling more anxious about social situations. If you already suffered with social anxiety, you may find the ‘re-opening’ of the world is very overwhelming. You may find you are in constant worry about returning to ‘normal’....
What Is Hypnotherapy and How Can It Help You?
Hypnotherapy as a term is widely used, and many assumptions are made as to what it is. There are many different types of hypnotherapy and it is used in a vast number of different ways. It’s a fair assumption that what it means to one will be radically different to...
Using Nature to Improve Your Mental Health
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week (May 10th - May 16th 2021) The theme this year has been nature and the essential role it plays in promoting good mental health for everyone. For that reason, I wanted to explain in a bit more detail just why nature is...
Would You Know If You Had Depression Symptoms?
Would you know if you were suffering with depression? The problem can be that many depression symptoms mimic the stresses of everyday life and so often go undiagnosed. The four main symptoms that we are examining today together form the cycle of depression. ...
Why Do Anxiety Tools Become Less Effective?
Many people use anxiety tools to keep calm and control anxious feelings. You probably have tools and techniques you use, but you might find they don’t work as well as they did. I wanted to explain the main reasons why this is and how you can make them more effective....
How Does Nutrition Affect Our Mental Health?
We all know and get told that good nutrition and eating a well-balanced diet promotes good health. However it is extremely important to understand that the food you eat everyday can be affecting your mental health. Not only can the food we eat affect our mood but our...
Traumatic Experiences Are All Equal
Traumatic experiences are not something that you can compare. What’s traumatic for one person won’t be the same for another, but they always have the same elements in common. Here we look at what constitutes a traumatic experience and why it’s not possible to compare...
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) – What’s Behind It?
This week March 1-7th 2021, is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and this year the focus is on Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Binge eating disorder is a condition that causes sufferers to develop an uncontrollable and compulsive relationship with food. It’s...
Resolving Conflict – How to Change the Outcome
Conflict is an everyday feature of our lives. It ranges from full blown arguments to unexpressed feelings of anger, resentment or unhappiness. We frequently feel the other person in the equation is entirely to blame for the way they make us feel. But in truth, no one...
Reaching Your Goals – 3 Things You Need to Know
Many of us set goals, sometimes many different ones at the same time. At the start of a new year, we are very likely to have made some resolutions. And sadly it’s very likely that by the end of January things might be getting a bit wobbly! If you’ve set a goal and...
Does Your Anger Relate To Your Past?
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
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...
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