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I knew needed help dealing with the loss of a loved one. I jumped between thinking, no I don't, yes, I do... like a yo-yo, up and down, avoiding what I knew to be true. I needed professional help. So, I contact a counsellor. After my first session...

I have been seeing a private counsellor, Martin, for the last few weeks and have found him to be very caring, considerate and an incredibly experienced counsellor. He has helped me through what I would describe as the worst year of my life, having...

As a child, I did not look like what most people picture as a kid with ADHD. I was shy and quiet. In school, I would daydream, only partially listening to my second-grade teacher drone on about long division. That year, my teacher told my mother...

Five years ago, at around 8.15pm in February, my eldest daughter, Abi, suddenly complained she felt ill and woozy. Within 45 minutes she had collapsed on our bed with me and her dad with her. Her younger sister and brother were in their bedrooms,...

My grandfather passed away this morning. It didn’t come as a shock; he was in and out of hospital over the last few months after being diagnosed with throat cancer. Nethertheless, it was a difficult thing to hear. My sister called me on my...