Archive for the 'Mental Health' Category
Covid19 Boundaries
Anxiety check in! How are you doing? Coronavirus has not gone and there is no vaccination yet so it is ok to want to be safe. Everybody has a slightly different understanding of what is “safe” and “not safe” for them. There is an increasing amount of conflict around how we socialise these days with […]
Holistic Health: The Connection between Physical & Mental Fitness Webinar with Sporting Pride.
Holistic Health: The Connection between Physical & Mental Fitness In advance of the joint Sporting Pride and Under the Rainbow webinar on 6th June 2020 Dermot and Philippa, who are part of both organisations, talk about their passion for sport and the benefits it can bring. Dermot: Growing up Gay in Ireland, when I was […]
Men… It is OK not to be OK
In my work as a therapist, I sense that many of my clients, indeed society have accepted the situation that we are all in. COVID 19 was an unprecedented outbreak, who would have expected a tiny virus would put the whole world into shutdown. Now as we approach May 18th, and as our country begins […]
Coping with Financial Loss and Uncertainty
Coping with Financial Loss and Uncertainty Financial loss and uncertainty are something that we all may have to deal with in our lives. Especially now, with a large proportion of the population out of work and unable to find new employment due to the pandemic and many small businesses suffering huge losses, more and […]
Pros and Cons of Online Therapy
Pros and Cons of Online Therapy: As many practices have been forced to move their services onto the internet, including ourselves, we decided to look at the advantages and disadvantages, so clients know what to expect if they want to make the transition to online therapy. Advantages More time efficient- Taking the lengthy commute […]
Living in Uncertain Times
It is no exaggeration that currently we are living in one of the most uncertain times of the 21st century. Many people are expressing that it is not the present situation that they are finding most distressing but this uncertainty around what is to come. This is not surprising. We seek comfort in our routines […]
Adjusting to Self Isolation
Adjusting to Isolation: As we have been strongly urged as a nation to stay inside our homes for the foreseeable future, different people are having very different reactions to the change of circumstances. Psychologists have found that feelings of uncertainty cause us to have more extreme reactions to our circumstances, be that positively or negatively. […]
Running
I remember when I was getting back into the workforce after a long time being unemployed. I found it quite difficult. My confidence was not great, and I felt I would not be able to complete the six-month probation period. I felt I would be fired. Unemployment can be a difficult period in anyone’s life. […]
Be Who You Are Supposed To Be
I recently found a letter I had written to myself when I was 12. It was intended to be opened on my 21st birthday but I was nearer 40 when I discovered it! In my letter I wrote that my favourite things were nature, reading, writing, poetry and meditation. I saw my grandparents as the […]