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Calming your anxious thoughts

Anxious thoughts come fast and feel uncontrollable. It can feel very scary to be with those thoughts combined with strong, uncontrollable...

How is January feeling for you?

January 17th is known as the day when most of New Year’s resolutions will be abandoned. There are still couple days to go when I am...

Doing what is right for me at Christmas

All things Christmassy are everywhere now. There are some who love every moment of this time of the year, and some who are getting...

What is fitting in and belonging all about?

The quote from Oscar Wilde “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” is self-explanatory but in reality how many of us can truly be...

Why I am anxious?

What is anxiety? It is normal to feel anxious, nervous and worried in certain situations. These feelings are our bodies natural reactions...

Stress or burnout?

Signs of work-related stress and burnout There is no single definition for work- related stress, but it can be understood as an...

Do we allow men to discuss their feelings?

World Mental Health Day is on 10th October, and this post, although about men, is for both men and women. It is about the fact that men...

When traditional counselling is not your thing, you could try walk and talk therapy

I am now trained to offer walk and talk therapy after initial online sessions. What is walk and talk therapy? It is an hour-long therapy...