How Social Media Can Affect Our Mental Health: Are We Forgetting to Live in the Present?
Life Has Stopped Being About Living Are we sometimes so busy watching, recording, and sharing life that we forget to actually experience it? I’ve been thinking recently about how much of our lives are lived through a screen. We take photographs of the things we are doing. We share where we are going. We tell […]
Living in the Present Moment: Why It Can Be So Difficult to Slow Down
What if we stopped trying to live everywhere except here? Learning to come back to the moment we are actually in. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how rarely we are actually where we are. We might be sitting quietly with a cup of tea, but our mind is replaying something that happened yesterday. […]
Why Is It So Hard to Feel Proud of Yourself? A Reflection on Self-Worth and Self-Compassion
Today, I received my BACP accreditation. On the surface, it's a professional milestone, recognising the knowledge, experience, and commitment I've developed over the years. But as I sat with the news, I realised that what I was feeling wasn't simply happiness or relief. It was pride. And if I'm honest, that feeling surprised me. Not […]
When Childhood Still Shapes Adult Life. Why early experiences can influence our relationships, confidence and emotional wellbeing.
When we hear the word trauma, we often think of major life events such as abuse, violence or a serious accident. These experiences can undoubtedly have a profound impact on a person's emotional well-being. Our understanding of trauma has grown over the years. We now recognise that our emotional well-being can be shaped not only […]
Why Do I Feel Anxious When I’m Supposed to Be Relaxing?
Have you ever found yourself looking forward to a day off, an evening with nothing planned, or a long-awaited holiday, only to realise that instead of feeling calm, you feel… anxious?
Why Do I Feel Anxious All the Time?
Anxiety can feel confusing, especially when it seems to be there without a clear reason. For some people, it builds gradually over time. For others, it appears quite suddenly, almost as if nothing has changed, yet internally everything feels different. You might notice racing thoughts, a tight chest, shallow breathing, restlessness, irritability, or a sense […]