Change is never just a moment; it’s a movement — often slow, often unclear — and always meaningful. Life transitions come in many forms: the birth of a child, the end of a relationship, a move across countries, retirement, loss, illness, graduation, career shifts, or… Read More »Life transitions: a gentle companion for the inbetween time
Many of us have encountered perfectionism, either in ourselves or in those around us. It can be an invisible weight, pushing us to achieve impossible standards and quietly undermining our sense of worth. Whether you’re a lifelong perfectionist or simply curious about the concept, it’s… Read More »Making Peace with Perfectionism: Understanding the Drive to Be Flawless
Have you ever caught yourself stuck in a cycle of destructive thought patterns, unsure how to break free? Maybe it’s a fear of failure that holds you back at work or a deep-seated belief that you’re not good enough. These patterns don’t appear overnight; they… Read More »Breaking Free from Destructive Thought Patterns: How Neuroscience Shapes Our Behaviour
Adverse situations leave people with strong emotions and an intense sense of uncertainty. However, people tend to adapt well over time to life-changing events and stressful situations. What enables them to do this is resilience, an ongoing process that takes time and effort. Resilience is the… Read More »Resilience: is it really achievable for everyone?
Attachment is usually generated from our very early childhood. It is an innate biological driven behaviour which is found in humans, especially infants, who attach to those people who care for them. In the attachment dynamic, illness, threat and exhaustion all trigger care-seeking behaviours, and… Read More »How our attachment styles can affect our everyday lives
A carer is a person who provides unpaid support and care for someone who has an illness, disability, mental health problem or addiction. The carer might be caring for their parent, child, partner, grandparent, grandchild, other relative or friend. Caring may be short-term or long-term,… Read More »Life as a carer
We keep seeing in the media reports on the benefits of nature and being outdoors for us, for our physical and mental wellbeing. People often tell you to go for a walk if you have a problem or that they feel better when they are… Read More »The benefits of nature for our wellbeing
In this post we’re going to look at some issues related to being a woman in mid-life. A lot of women feel that they become gradually more invisible despite their being fundamental in our everyday lives. We’ll talk about the perimenopause, the menopause, empty nest… Read More »Being a woman in mid-life and how to get through it
In this blog post we’re going to talk about eating difficulties (also known as disorders), what they are, how they occur and how we can heal them. An eating difficulty is a mental health concern that is characterised by marked distress expressed in relation to… Read More »Eating difficulties, what they are, how they come about and how we heal them
In this blog post we’re going to talk about people who self-harm. It is becoming an epidemic and we need to understand how to support people who do it. We will look at what self-harm is, identify types of self-harm and the reasons for it,… Read More »Self-harm, why we do it and what we can do to heal it