As COVID-19 continues to interrupt how we live and will spend our festive time this year, it’s topical to talk about bad habits and addictions. Enjoying good food, going out, having family and friends round and feeling merry in whatever way we choose is what many of us associate with this time of year. Sadly […]
Over-Checking And Self-Doubt
Are you finding that you are over-checking or doubting if you have done basic tasks? Many of us are. This is a common symptom of anxiety. Some of us are noticing that we are becoming more concerned about turning off bathroom taps, the cooker, checking and then re-checking we have locked the front door or […]
World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2020
Welcome to World Mental Health Day. In these challenging times, it’s even more important that we support and help each other. The theme for this year is ‘do one thing’. So what one thing you could do to help your mental health? This can be something very simple – spending 5 minutes outside before and […]
A personal experience of COVID-19
I have been sitting with the idea of writing this article for a number of weeks as it’s personal to me. I have decided to share my experience of living with someone who contracted the Covid-19 virus and the impact it has had on us both. I hope others will seek support from it and […]
How to support a smooth transition back to education
As COVID-19 continues to interrupt our everyday lives, I wanted to raise the subject of anxieties in September when schools, colleges and universities will start to reopen their doors to pupils and students of all ages. Let’s talk about the worries that maybe around for everyone. I have already been asked to go into a […]