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Why am I so tired even when I rest?
One of the questions that people often ask me is “Why am I so tired even when I rest?”. I thought I’d answer that question whilst also appreciating this fabulous photograph I took of a double rainbow over my greenhouse Read more…
Mental Health First Aiders – What, why and who?
Mental Health First Aiders…? Okay you’ve decided that you may want to have mental health first aiders in your workplace…what next? From a single Google search there are so many options available to employers. So how do you choose Read more…
Good Thing Bad Thing, Who Knows?
Why do we get so fixated on results? Let me tell you about a young therapy client I saw recently. They play academy football and, at ten years old, the fear of failure has started to make them anxious. Read more…
What is Mental Health and why does it matter?
Why does Mental Health matter? It’s Mental Health Awareness Week. You probably don’t need me to tell you that; you may well have seen posts on social media and even on television news programmes. Our mental health underpins how Read more…
What is mental resilience?
We talk about mental resilience, but what is it? Mental Resilience is about being able to accept and adapt to change. Having a well-balanced mental state means you can react and respond successfully to all of life’s challenges. Even Read more…
Burnout – Human Beings or Human Doings?
What is burnout? It’s important to remember that burnout is a human condition. Other animals aren’t affected by it because they don’t experience the world in the way that we do. Our cognitive processes have a large part to Read more…
