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31Aug

Why Won't We Help Each Other Out?

Jane McGregor

empathy, psychology

Soul

What prompts us to ignore the distress of other people? We’ve all found ourselves in situations - the times we’ve seen someone taunted and didn’t intervene; when we’ve driven past a car that has broken down, assuming another driver would pull over to help. We’ve noticed a young man slumped on the pavement, and not gone over to check if he’s okay. We witness a problem; consider doing something, then respond by doing... nothing. Something holds us back. So why don’t we help in these situations? Apathy can immobilise us when we feel the impulse to flee and help at the...
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29Aug

Drugs, Sex and Gay Clubs

Chris Taylor

addiction, counselling, depression, LGBT, sex

Therapists

We are constantly being bombarded by messages telling us we all should expect better sex and we are not getting it right if our social life is not constantly hectic and we're not acquiring Facebook friends exponentially. In other words the pressure is on, to succeed. I first met Matt about eight months ago, and his story was certainly far from unfamiliar to me. I remember asking him what he wanted from counselling and how he felt it would help him? “ I want somebody who will understand me and where I am coming from, I don't want to be judged; just understood”! He...
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28Aug

Imagine A World Without Trees?

Jackee Holder

wellbeing

Soul

Can you imagine what your neighbourhood or this country would look like if there were no trees covering the countryside or dotted around our cities, towns or villages? In her novel The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie, author Ayana Mathis describes this scene perfectly when she writes, “ She smelled the absence of trees before she saw it…” There was a time in the past when the UK was covered in wild forests, where trees would live for up to 2000 years. Surely the ancient trees that have survived, who have worked so hard on our behalf, providing wood, habitat for animals and...
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27Aug

Why You Should Sometimes Take Things For Granted

Aaron Balick

family, mindfulness, wellbeing

Therapists

If you were lucky, you got through your childhood with no major traumas, except for the odd domestic here and there. If you were one of these lucky people, your childhood was a time of taking things for granted; that your life was safe; that your parents were alive (and were going to stay that way forever); and that your home provided everything you needed.  This is likely to have provided you with a sense of abundance and safety. On balance, everything was probably going to be okay. If you are less lucky, your levels of resilience influence how secure and abundant...
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26Aug

Rebozo Massage

Kate Codrington

complementaryhealth, massage

Body

The Rebozo is a cotton shawl traditionally used in Mexico, but since it’s crossed the Atlantic, it is the hot new thing in massage. Are you familiar with the sensation of rocking in a hammock? Rebozo creates the same dreamy, drifting feeling but it is focused on particular areas of your body. There are two ways your therapist can use it: To release tension from back, hips neck and shoulders To wrap and hold to create a cocooned holding. What does Rebozo massage treat? It is a great treatment for any situation where safety is...
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25Aug

Military Stress

anxiety, counselling, PTSD, stress, therapy

Therapists

Experienced naval therapist explains the emotional isolation and Post Traumatic Stress which both sailors, marines and their partners suffer.
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22Aug

Why Children Need Questions Not Answers

Chris Skellett

children, education, family, father, mother, parenting, psychology

Mind

Children massively benefit from thought-provoking questions which inspire inquisitive responses and allow them to come to their own conclusions to problems.
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21Aug

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Invisible Illness

Megan Arroll

body, chronicfatigue, disability, health, illness

Body

The physical symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - constant exhaustion, muscle pain - can have a debilitating impact on sufferers daily lives.
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20Aug

Sigmund Freud and the Nazi Who Saved Him

David Cohen

psychology, therapy

Mind

When Sigmund Freud fled Vienna at the outbreak of the Second World War, a Nazi chemist helped him settle in London
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19Aug

How CBT Helped Me Change Bad Food Habits

Rachel Kelly

bingeeating, counselling, eating-disorders, nutrition, therapy

Body

How bad food habits can have a deep effect on your mood, and why CBT can help
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