Self-regulation is the ability to manage distressing emotions and destructive impulses, by pausing before you react to situations likely to trigger a…

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy has a growing reputation for helping people overcome a wide range of symptoms, from low confidence and self-est…

What is trauma? The term trauma refers to an overwhelming level of stress created through particularly distressing, painful or difficult experiences…

Winter is often a difficult time, mentally and physically. This short article suggests that we use our senses and our imagination to stay in the pres…

Long-term stress and anxiety could lead to conditions like depression and dementia say scientists.

Anxiety and alcohol use often go hand in hand. From an early age many of us are conditioned by peers and the prevailing culture to use drink as a 'so…

Ever feel like you are stuck in a rut? You have an idea or vision but no clue as to where to start. Or perhaps you have an endless lists of things to…

Do you feel like you are stuck in a rut? Deeply unhappy and in despair? Lacking energy, zeal, gusto, enthusiasm about life? Spend hours of days wat…

"This is not about becoming a lazy, lobotomised, meditative vegetable, this is about understanding how activity comes out of stillness – activity is…

Mindfulness is a way of calming your mind and reducing anxiety. It also reduces the ‘fight or flight’ responses to remembered traumatic experiences.…

This is a four-step technique that can ground you when you are feeling overwhelmed with anxiety. It is a stabilisation method designed by Francine Sh…

Pleasing others can be one of the most satisfying of experiences; finding that gift that we know a loved one will cherish, or preparing their favouri…