When Your Parent Gets Older: Balancing Love, Care, and Your Own Life
Your day starts as it always does, you get up, eat breakfast and perhaps head to work. Your day is busy, you are needed, you have a role. You start to get to the end of the day and think about dinner, perhaps meeting some friends. Then without warning you get a call “Hello, I […]
Hello to 2025. Facing Challenges? What does support look like
In the blink of an eye, Christmas is over and we are back into a new year. Perhaps you are feeling excited about the year ahead or maybe there is some anxiety there. You may have some work goals to meet, perhaps you are about to start a family or enter a new relationship, or […]
How to survive Christmas after losing a loved one – 10 ways that can help
Facing Christmas After Loss Christmas is that time when people come together, to be with friends and family. It can be a joyous time for many, filled with festive traditions, carols, and time to gather with the ones that are important in your life. However, for those who have lost a loved one, it can […]
The 10 different types of domestic abuse
Domestic abuse isn’t just about physical harm. It also includes controlling, threatening, or demeaning behavior, often by a partner or ex-partner, but it can also come from a family member or caregiver. Domestic abuse can take many forms. It might involve controlling your money, putting you down, keeping you away from friends and family, threatening […]
The 5 plus one stages of grief when we lose our beloved animals
Losing your animal is the hardest part of the relationship As a pet owner, you know that the hardest part of having a pet isn't dealing with the mess, the torn furniture, or even the costly vet bills. The real heartache comes from knowing that, one day, you will have to say goodbye. If you’re […]
Overcoming self-doubt: Tips to build your self-confidence and how counselling can help
What is self-doubt 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. […]