Most of us say that we want to be happier; yet ask how that might be achieved and we start to reach for our thinking caps. A few brave souls might sa…

As a child, particularly if we had younger siblings, we may have been given the message that it is important to look out and care for others. We may…

How would you describe good emotional health? Most people would find that their definitions included things like control of thoughts and feelings; ma…

To say that starting up and running a successful business is demanding is probably one of the biggest understatements that you could make. On the way…

Do you find yourself with the 100mph head? There are thoughts of every sort and type zooming round your head. “What if they do this?” “What will they…

It’s easy to understand how living in today’s recession has become a basis for depression. Families and individuals are suffering from feelings of un…

1) Choose. Stress is our subjective response to unwanted demand - so if we choose to do something like the washing up or shopping, it will be less st…

As counsellors, it is helpful to be aware of "Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs", especially the basic physiological need. A person needs to be fed,…

Our mind likes to take short cuts while processing information so we don't have to analyse everything every time; we can simply take for granted that…

Insomnia can be a tricky one. Many of us seem to suffer from it nowadays and there is no one simple cure for it. I think it depends on the person and…

“I’m feeling stressed”. How often do we give this answer? We all know it can mean so many things. Yet frequently we refer to a sense of pressure and…

Most school children are asked to carry out homework or coursework and complete the task by a deadline. For most people, the deadlines don't go away…