Avoiding Depression Ok so what can we do to avoid depression? The best approach to managing your mental health is to take a holistic view by encouraging good physical, mental and spiritual health. Simply looking after your physical health … Continue reading
Yoga, Mindfulness and Relaxation Classes for all ages, abilities and experience Tuesdays: 7:00pm-8:15pm – Mat-Based Yoga At the Crowland Community Hall, Crowland. September: 3rd, 10th, 24th (yin) – No class on 17th September. October: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th (Restorative) … Continue reading
Cognitive is the C in CBT and in the context of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, it means exploring the mental processes that take place in our heads. Examples of cognitions are: Thinking Remembering Problem solving Realising Day-dreaming Beliefs Understanding Exploring Conceptualising … Continue reading
As humans, we naturally organise our lives into routines, habits and comfort zones because by doing that, we automatically reduce the likelihood of stress in our everyday lives. We all have our own comfort zones, from that pair of … Continue reading
MANAGING STRESS WORKSHOP There are no Managing Stress workshops planned at the moment. If you would be interested in taking part in Stress Management workshop, please email me at: [email protected] When there is enough interest, I will organise a workshop! … Continue reading
Behaviour is the B in CBT. It can be thought of as the last in the line of a chain of events which goes as follows: Thought (Cognition) – Feeling – Behaviour (or action). From looking at this chain we can … Continue reading
Are you true to yourself? Do you ‘speak your truth’, in other words, do you say, out loud, and with conviction, the thoughts and feelings that you feel inside? Do you act according to your beliefs and stand by those … Continue reading
What Is Assertive Communication Many people find that a huge amount of the stress they experience is caused by ineffective communication. How often do you say: “Yes, I’ll do that, I don’t mind”? And how often do you actually mean … Continue reading
Do you constantly feel out of control? That everything seems worse than it actually is? These feelings are distressing and are common symptoms of anxiety. Other clues to anxiety are: Feeling you are about to lose control and completely ‘lose … Continue reading
Affirmations CBT is about challenging negative thoughts, seeking to change them into neutral ones and allowing positive thoughts to follow. Affirmations are a very powerful tool that can be used to help achieve those changes with a great number of … Continue reading