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Sep 15, 20236 min read

Can You Do EMDR on Yourself? Exploring Self-Guided Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing at home

A trained EMDR-therapist's thoughts on whether you can do self-guided EMDR

Jun 24, 20224 min read

7 signs of High-Functioning Anxiety

What is High-Functioning Anxiety? Anxiety can affect people in different ways: some people are floored by it, unable to do every-day...

May 9, 20227 min read

Loneliness: why you should care

Why you should read this blog Loneliness affects almost 1 in 2 people in England. So even if you aren’t struggling with this yourself...

Mar 4, 20224 min read

The conflict in Ukraine: 6 Ways of coping with overwhelm

1. Manage your exposure to the news (and make sure you’re only looking at reputable news sources) There can be a strong urge to check for...

Feb 23, 20226 min read

Managing anxiety about COVID

It’s now almost two years since Covid-19 first appeared in the UK and began changing everyday life as we know it. Some people have been...

Feb 22, 20225 min read

How to ask for help (and why it's important for your emotional health)

Yesterday my daughter went into school feeling nervous about ‘percentages’. She had struggled with her homework and was anxious about...

Jan 27, 20225 min read

What Is EMDR Therapy?

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. This is a structured, eight-phase therapy that can improve the...

Nov 10, 20215 min read

Preparing for a Smear test after sexual assault

A sexual health screening appointment can be very difficult if you’ve experienced a sexual assault. Even the anticipation of going can be...

Oct 21, 20214 min read

Why do I eat junk food when I'm stressed?!

Before you can understand why you get the munchies when you're stressed I first need to explain how the brain and digestive system work...

Sep 29, 20215 min read

How your parents' pasts could be affecting you now: Intergenerational Trauma

A traumatic event that your parents or grandparents went through could still be impacting on you now. This is called Intergenerational...

Aug 31, 20214 min read

Little-T and Big-T Trauma explained. Which Little-T traumas have happened to you?

What is 'Little T' Trauma? One afternoon when I was seven our teacher set us a writing project. She must have been feeling stressed that...