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Family dynamics Family life influences and informs us, from the beginning of our lives to the end. All families go through changes, experience difficulties, or ruptures. It is quite normal to experience issues within a family, and also to struggle...

I consider myself lucky to be learning from the best. After a good few years of the required training to become a counsellor, my real education has now begun. My teachers no longer take the shape you may expect, but are instead the interesting,...

Many of us have struggled to like ourselves at points in our lives. This can range from feeling dissatisfied with who we are and wanting to change, too, at the most extreme end of the spectrum, wondering if we even deserve to exist. In this short...

Trying to focus and concentrate throughout daily life can become overwhelming and exhausting. This can create feelings such as anxiety, sadness, exhaustion, guilt, and shame, which can severely impact every part of our relationships, work, and...

Have you ever wondered why some people are more able to deal and cope with challenges and stresses than others? Some people are seemingly able to have a lot on their plate and don’t seem phased by it, while others feel overwhelmed and anxious....

We have all experienced anxiety at some point in our lives. We may worry, feel stressed, tense and fearful of certain events or experiences, whether they have happened or not. For example, you may worry about an upcoming presentation you have to do...

Five ways to practice self-trust We often say that we don’t trust other people for a variety of reasons. Someone may have let us down, abandoned, hurt, lied to us and so on. When we learn to trust ourselves, we invite more trust into our...