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Clients often talk about feeling panicky or anxious, and seasonal events (e.g. Christmas) can be times of added stress. I've put together some really simple tips you can practice - any time, any place - to help reduce tension and calm things...

Below the surface of your mind, in the deep neural structures of your brain, is a hidden world. Dark and forbidding, we might think of it as deep space, where elemental forces are at work, shaping the internal order of our mind. It is an unexplored...

We’ve all been there. In that moment of blind panic - your heart pounding; shortness of breath; intense and overwhelming feelings of fear for no apparent reason, quickly followed by an endless cycle of ruminating thoughts and catastrophic...

Anxiety is a symptom of several conditions, including panic disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD). The symptoms could be psychological or physical, and they can display symptoms such as a lack...

I just want to briefly give an analogy of the cycle of conflict. Sometimes the fear of detachment or conflict throws people into an absolute panic. The distance, emotional unavailability or conflict may be triggering something emotional, which could...

I believe that anxiety is not a condition per se, as none of us were born with it. We, however, might have become conditioned by certain life experiences, to which our body and mind started reacting with anxiety and panic as a form of defence...

We all feel anxious from time to time. It’s when that anxiety starts impacting our actions and day-to-day life that it can become a cause for concern. For many of us, feelings of stress and anxiety can come hand-in-hand. According to the Mental...

Fear… we all feel it. A sudden startle in response to a perceived threat, a shortness of breath and chest constriction as your heart quickens pace. An unshakeable feeling of dread, then excessive worrying triggered by an unstoppable train of...