The season of autumn is upon us in the northern hemisphere, the days are shortening, and the temperatures are starting to drop at night-time. The berries are ripe, and the leaves are changing colour. This is symbolic of harvesting the fruits of our labour, what we have worked towards all year and reflecting on our …
As a society we have become disconnected from the natural world, immersed in technology and spending more time on social media, smartphones and being indoors. This leads to nature deprivation which impacts our mental and physical wellbeing. The biophilia effect was originally coined in the 1960’s by Eric Fromm when he began to explore humans …
There are so many colours in our world and each one is embedded in tradition, symbology and meaning. Colours have long been used to help us identify our feelings or describe what we might be feeling. I feel “blue” today. The “red” mist just rolled in. I feel “off colour”. It’s not as “black and …
Summer has arrived and is in full swing. Summer is a potent time for harnessing energy, growing and production. Plants are busy putting on a dazzling show with flowering such as lilies, roses, rudbeckias and salvias. Some plants have wowed and are now putting energy into seed production such as nigella, chives, strawberries and corn …
Entering therapy can be daunting and confusing. First myth, there is no lying down on couches as we so often see in films. So, what happens in therapy? Generally, the first session is all about information gathering. Which helps your potential therapist to paint a picture around what’s bringing you to therapy, what you are …
First off, what is counselling and therapy? Here’s the Oxford Dictionary definition; “the provision of professional assistance and guidance in resolving personal or psychological problems.” For me, it is a safe space that offers confidentiality for you to talk to a qualified therapist about your issues and concerns. In that safe space you will be …
In this final part of exploring “mum guilt” I am going to build on offering ourselves compassion. So often clients say to me “I don’t know how to show myself kindness.” When becoming a mum, it can be very easy to lose sight of who you are and quickly place yourself at the bottom of …
I use this phrase “mum guilt” often, as being mummy to two little ones I have become increasingly aware of how much pressure I put myself under to “get it right”. I want to add this is a term I might have heard from someone else but can’t recall who, so if you know who …
How do you view yourself? And how do you treat yourself? Can you show yourself love and care? These can be hard questions to answer and cause us to feel uncomfortable when we look inwards. Self concept How you feel about yourself is based over your lifetime around your experiences with others. We have constructed …
The season of spring is upon us in the northern hemisphere. The darkness is starting to strip back with more light filtering through into our days. This is symbolic of times in our life when we feel the darkness creeping in and when we feel the weight of every day demands sitting on our shoulders. …
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