Managing your mental health over the holidays
Christmas/New year can be a stressful time of year, whether you live with a mental health problem or not. There’s pressure to socialise with friends and family, more temptation to...
What is Faith Counselling?
One Counselling Psychologist’s Perspective on Faith Counselling Historically, the field of psychology has not been very accepting of organised faith. Freud, the father of psychology, openly believed faith to be...
UK stars dealing with mental health
Mental health problems affect one in four of us in the UK according to charity Mind. There are many stars and famous people who suffer from mental health issues. Below is a...
Dealing with Attachment Issues
Our attachment is formed in the very first years of our lives (theory explained in previous blog), a time when we are too young to communicate our anxiety and as...
What is Attachment Theory?
The attachment theory argues that a strong emotional and physical bond to one primary caregiver in our first years of life, is critical to our development. If our bonding is...
Tips to be Mindful NOW
Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training. Below...
10 Tips to Deal with Low Self-Esteem
A common theme that is among patients/clients and general public too, are issues related to self-esteem and confidence. We all have those days we wake up and feel low, about...
Foods That Are Probably Not Helping Your Anxiety
People tend to crave food that are high in trans fat, processed sugar, and salt when they are feeling anxious and stressed, but these foods directly increase levels of cortisol...
Self-Control Center in the Brain Linked to Weight Loss
The activity in a cortical area involved in self-regulation was the best correlate of weight loss in a study published (October 18) in Cell Metabolism. Previously, scientists thought that challenges to...
Mindfulness: Being with your breath
Simple mindfulness practices engage the mind and the body, helping you to accept, let go and slowly brining you back to a sense of peace and calmness. Minding the breath...