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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Self-Care
Often I hear self-care described in terms of what we can do. We can balance work with rest and play. We can care for ourselves through nutrition, exercise, socialising and getting support when things are difficult. Acting to manage life…
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…
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
Ash Wednesday
Part of ‘Ash Wednesday’ by T.S. Eliot, that I find useful during meditation: “I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be…
Posted in Meditation, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality, Stress Tagged with: Ash Wednesday, attachment, meditation, purpose, spirituality, TS Eliot, waiting
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
Benefits of Meditation
An excellent article published by the Psychosynthesis Trust summarises the benefits of meditation. Read about those benefits here. The benefits are both mental and physical. Practice is deceptively easy but takes a lifetime to master. When you’re starting out it’s…
Meditation and Mental Health
Evidence from research suggests that mindfulness style meditation helps you relate to your thoughts and feelings in a non-judgemental and non-reactive fashion. This can bring you to a place where you are more able to observe how you are in…
Posted in Health, Personal Development, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality, Relating, Stress, Work/life balance Tagged with: coaching, counselling, meditation, mental health
