It's day 11 in the big brother house of life - and we're all asking this question. Imagine from Shutterstock. 'are you seeing what I'm seeing? Are we together in this?' As a counsellor, I often hear the question: “How do I cope with all of this (XYZ)?” and within that question, I usually hear two other elements. Firstly, I'm overwhelmed and I need stats on this because I feel I'm in over my head , but also secondly, I want to keep going, I want to find a way . When people ask

The period of the new year can feel unsettling, scary and can contribute to low-mood, self-loathing, and rumination. In my work with clients I have found that the new year unearths old fears as well as the existential dread of growing older and not being at the stage in life that they may have hoped to be or believed that they 'should' be at. These themes can lead to spiralling anxiety which can lead to us self-flagellating and deciding that the answer is to work harder, to p

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Happy Sunday! Thank you for bearing with my absence of a post last week. Today I wanted to look at the theme of loneliness, the feeling of being totally disconnected or left-out. The impact of social media on the loneliness epidemic is so talked about that it has become somewhat of a cliché in the wellbeing circles to comment that the more technologically connected we are, the more disconnected we feel. There are so many theories as to why this is, but the value I would stat