Trauma and distress become lodged in the body, so often it is useful to combine physical movement with a talking therapy to support recovery. Yoga is one way to do this, and in the video below Bessell van der Kolk…
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How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill
This is a video from the School of Life that points to some of the challenges modern life hands us. Whether you agree with what it says or not, it’s worth looking at to get you thinking about your lifestyle…
Suffering
“Many people think that the point in life is to solve their problems and be happy. But happiness is usually a fleeting sensation, and you never get rid of problems. Your purpose in life may be to become more…
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Crisis & Loss, depressed, Motivation, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality Tagged with: counselling hungerford, counselling in marlborough, john keats, meaning of suffering, psychosynthesis counselling, Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy, Psychosynthesis therapy, psychosynthesis wiltshire, psychotherapy hungerford, psychotherapy marlborough, purpose of suffering, Thomas Moore
Stress, fatigue and burnout
Modern life can often be stressful. If it is stressful over a long period it can lead to fatigue, burnout, health and relationship problems. Without proper self-care, rest, relaxation and time, even the most resilient of us will reach a…
Posted in anxiety, Career, Confidence, depressed, Health, Stress Tagged with: anxiety, burnout, coaching, counselling hungerford, counselling in marlborough, counselling in swindon, counsellor Marlborough, depression, fatigue, life coaching, self care, stress, stress hungerford, stress marlborough, stress swindon
Early Wounding
Talking with Greg Donaldson about the impact of early childhood and trauma.
Posted in anxiety, Personal Development, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality Tagged with: childhood, counselling, counselling hungerford, counselling in marlborough, counselling in swindon, counsellor Marlborough, counsellor swindon, critical parent, primal wound, psychosynthesis, psychosynthesis wiltshire, rebel, splitting, sub-personalities
Madness and Transformation
We live at a time that above all values ‘sanity’. If we examine what we mean by sanity, often what we really mean is reason. Definitions also include sound judgement, or soundness of mind, which are not the same as…
Posted in anxiety, depressed, Personal Development, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality Tagged with: insanity, madness, out of body, sanity, spiritual, transformation, transpersonal, visions
Getting Anxious
Right now I’m feeling anxious. The catch on the boot of my car has broken, locking in a bag with my diary inside. The local garage has no time, and I’m waiting for a call from another mechanic to find…
