Read our posts about Coronavirus

12Apr

How Has Your Childhood Affected Your Experience of the Pandemic?

Dawn Ojo

childhood, coronavirus, trauma

Therapists

In times of stress, we might be dragged into past coping mechanisms or experience feelings that we don't quite understand but that relate to our childhood. Counsellor Dawn Ojo explores this in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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06Apr

Why Boredom is Good For You

Fab Giovanetti

brain, coaching, coronavirus, creativity, psychology

Mind

Fab Giovanetti, author of Reclaim Your Time Off, explores the value of boredom for boosting creativity and productivity
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31Mar

Dear Therapist..."I'm Bored and Burnt Out"

Kelly Hearn

burnout, coronavirus, deartherapist, work

Therapists

In this week's Dear Therapist, Kelly Hearn offers advice on bringing some vibrancy back into a life marred by burnout and boredom
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29Mar

Students Can Access Low-Cost Therapy With Our New Matching Service

Welldoing

coronavirus, student, university

Mind

Welldoing therapists offer low-cost online therapy for full-time students. Via discounted Personalised Matching service, students are matched to therapists for £35 per session.
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29Mar

Surviving Covid With Therapy: Students and Young Women Head the Client List

Welldoing

coronavirus, student, university

Mind

Welldoing's survey of therapist members found that 12 months of pandemic have seen a wave of new younger clients, especially women seeking help in coping with changed pressures and experiences
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23Mar

Facing Up to My Needle Phobia to Receive My Covid-19 Vaccine

Naomi Farhi

coronavirus, phobias

Mind

Upon receiving her Covid-19 vaccine, Naomi Farhi was reminded of the visceral reality of her needle phobia. Here she shares how she overcame her fear and offers advice for others.
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18Mar

Is Empathy the Key to Better Wellbeing in 2021?

Mimi Nicklin

coronavirus, empathy, society, wellbeing

Soul

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Mimi Nicklin explores how empathy can play a role in our collective recovery from this challenging Covid-19 period.
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16Mar

Mourning the Everyday Things We Took For Granted

Lianna Champ

coronavirus, grief, identity, loss

Mind

The Covid pandemic and lockdows have seen us stripped of our usual ways of being. Lianna Champ explores grief in the context of living losses, those less tangible and harder to describe moments of grieving.
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11Mar

How Has the Covid Pandemic Affected Our Sleep?

Dr Lindsay Browning

coronavirus, health, insomnia, sleep

Body

Good sleep is one of the pillars of good overall physical and mental health. Dr Lindsay Browning explores how the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has affected our sleep and what steps we can take to sleep better.
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05Mar

All Zoomed Out: The Psychological Toll of Video Calls

Emma Kilburn

coronavirus, psychology, technology, wellbeing

Mind

You're likely to have spent more time than ever looking at screens this last year, as work and socialising has all moved online in lockdown. Trainee psychotherapist Emma Kilburn explores the psychological and emotional toll this can take.
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