BLOGS & RESOURCES
Chasing Away the Winter Blues: Strategies for Seasonal Mental Wellbeing
As winter sets in, bringing with it its chilly temperatures, shorter days, and a unique set of challenges, many of us find ourselves grappling with more than just the physical aspects of the season. Winter blues can cast a shadow on our mental well-being, ushering in...
How to Find Your Best Local Psychologist? – An Online Guide
With the decision to seek mental health support, there comes a plethora of information, options and confusion! This can seem quite overwhelming and even scary. An easy way to begin sorting this out is to simply search ‘psychologists near me’. Using Google to search...
What’s an ENM Relationship?
Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM) or Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM) relationships seem to be gaining a lot of popularity. With more and more people getting interested in learning about it and open to trying it, the stigma around having an ENM relationship is slowly fading...
How Much Does Private Therapy Cost?
Seeking information on private therapy cost and value is normal as with any decision to spend money on a service or product. We understand that even though looking after your mental health is important to you, the financial cost of talking therapy may make it feel...
How Menopause Affects Mental Health?
The menopause causes women to experience important hormonal changes which can impact on your physical well-being. What is less known about is the impact that these hormonal changes from can have on your mental well being. So we explore the question: How does menopause...
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023 – Male Eating Disorders #HelpMenGetHelp
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (27 Feb - 5 March) is back! And this year, with a focus on men and male eating disorders. The ‘#HelpMenGetHelp’ campaign led by Beat aims to break gender stereotypes by shedding light on a little-known yet important fact: 1 in 4 people...
Let’s Connect! – Children’s Mental Health Week 2023
Children’s Mental Health Week is back in 2023 with the theme ‘Let’s Connect’! Since its inception in 2015, the children’s mental health charity, Place2Be, has been running Children’s Mental Health Week. Their aim is to start conversations and increase the engagement...
How To Stand Up For Yourself
Throughout our lives, we are bound to find ourselves in situations where we need to stand up for ourselves. For some people, doing this comes with ease, but for others, it is extremely difficult. There are many other reasons that may have influenced your ability to...
Anger in Relationships and How to Handle it
Anger is an emotion that plays an important role in letting us know when there is a problem or something has been done that has upset us. As with all emotions, anger is powerful and, when acted on immediately or not controlled, can lead to outbursts. Anger in...
What Is Imposter Syndrome?
Feelings of inadequacy affect all of us at some point or another. Sometimes we may feel that we don’t deserve the good things that come into our lives or the success we achieve. Occasional feelings of inadequacy are normal and a part of life. However, if these...
Why, What & How To Stop Overthinking
With thoughts flitting in and out of our minds all day long, we can sometimes get overwhelmed by the sheer quantity. At other times, we connect to a specific thought or subject, and it can mill about our brains for an extended period of time, changing and growing....
What Is The Difference Between Coaching And Counselling?
Taking care of your mental health is extremely important and has many short-term and long-term benefits. Both counselling and coaching can be very valuable for anyone who wants to improve their mental health and personal life, but do you know the difference between...