Coronavirus and your mental health
Covid 19, commonly known as Coronavirus is all over the world and the relevant authorities are doing as much as they can to deal with it.
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Looking after your mental health at university
The world rolls on and by and large it becomes more complicated. There is more pressure, less space, more impediments. Being on the cusp of your twenties is a period when young people need to have support and guidance on request, but instead for some it can seem as though they have entered a cauldron of inescapable strains.
Developing your self in 2020
Many of us will be considering how we might develop and improve ourselves in the year ahead. How we might achieve more, become better versions of ourselves.
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Counsellor / Psychotherapist Vacancy - Norwich & St Albans
We are currently recruiting for Psychotherapists in Norwich and St Albans.
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Christmas Concern
When it comes to Christmas, some of us can feel apprehensive.
Feelings of anxiety can start in October and November, whilst seemingly forgetting that Christmas is actually in December and, for most, only lasts 2 or 3 days. However, when Christmas is actually upon us the build-up to get everything done before the big day can have the potential to overwhelm us and spoil the celebrations.
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Stress and how to ease it
How is it that some of us seem to deal with stress and others seem to crumble?
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What is a midlife crisis?
What is considered midlife? The average life expectancy is 86 to 89 so half way would be 44 ish. I certainly had a wobble at 45 and bought a fast car, but when I got to 50 I realised there was more time behind than in front.
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How to support someone experiencing suicidal thoughts
When someone you know talks about having suicidal thoughts it can be a scary experience. Your first response might be to say something like, ‘Don’t be so silly’ or ‘Stop talking like that’. Some people may worry that talking about it will make things worse, but there is no evidence to suggest this is true.
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Meet the team
Offering therapy and counselling in Norfolk and Hertfordshire, Emotionalskills has been helping individuals and couples ease and manage their anxiety, stress, depression, irritability and esteem issues, since 2013.
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The simple task of child rearing
It is a natural human instinct or ‘drive’ to reproduce and have children. Child rearing is, in my opinion, the hardest and the best job in the world. It brings the greatest joy and the greatest challenges. Most parents have children with thoroughly inadequate preparation. Each individual is totally unique and your child is no different.
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