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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Magic Mushrooms and depression
Below is a link to a Guardian article about current research surrounding psilocybin (the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’) and depression. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/10/magic-mushrooms-treatment-depression-aztecs-psilocybin-mental-health-medicine If you have had any difficulty integrating psychedelic experiences, I can offer a confidential space to explore those…
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
Thinking about killing myself
Suicidal thoughts don’t have to be acted on – they are common and you can get past them. In this article I provide a different perspective on these thoughts and urges. If you are thinking about killing yourself today the call the Samaritans on 116 123.
Letting Life Flow Through You
Posted in Crisis & Loss, depressed, Stress Tagged with: counselling, counselling hungerford, counselling marlborough, counselling swindon, counsellor, crisis, depression, disappointment, grief, loss, trauma, vulnerability
Blue Monday
The media tells us that ‘Blue Monday’, the third Monday of January, is the most depressing day of the year. The fact that this was originally proposed and popularised by a travel company back in 2005 causes me to take…
Posted in depressed, Motivation, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality, Stress Tagged with: blue, depression, monday, positivity, SAD
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
