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11Oct

Meet the Coach: Lucy Coonan

Lucy Coonan

meetthecoach

Coaches

Lucy Coonan is a life coach in Bristol and online: Anyone who is motivated to make a change can benefit from coaching! Coaching gives you precious protected time to home in on a particular area of your personal or professional life, explore new possibilities and bring these to fruition."
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10Oct

The Problems with Self-Diagnosis in Mental Health

Andre de Trichateau

identity, socialmedia, society

Therapists

Terms that would have once medical have found their way into everyday language. Psychotherapist Andre de Trichateau explores the potential dangers with self-diagnosis and labelling in mental health.
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07Oct

Meet the Therapist: Oliver O'Donohoe

Oliver O'Donohoe

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Oliver O'Donohoe is a counsellor in Brockley and online: "Healing can sometimes feel a bit upside-down. For example, if you describe yourself as ‘not an angry person’, connecting with your anger may be a core component to your therapeutic journey. Generally, whatever you think you ‘are not’, could be a clue to becoming whole again."
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07Oct

Understanding Your Self-Critic and How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

Alice McGurran

selfcompassion, selfcriticism

Mind

Psychotherapist Julia Bueno talks to Welldoing's Alice McGurran about self-criticism: where it comes from, why it's so pervasive, and how to overcome the habit of negative self-talk.
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06Oct

6 Psychology-Backed Tips for Making Successful Lifestyle Changes

Miriam Christie

change, exercise, health, psychology, self, tips

Therapists

When the initial enthusiasm drops away, many of us give up on our attempts to make healthy lifestyle changes. Counsellor Miriam Christie offers 6 tips to help you boost your chances of making a positive change for good.
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05Oct

Why Is Everyone Such a Harsh Self-Critic?

Julia Bueno

selfcompassion, selfcriticism

Therapists

Psychotherapist Julia Bueno, author of Everyone's A Critic, explains where self-criticism comes from and why it sits at the root of so many challenges that bring people to therapy.
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05Oct

What Happens When Politics Lacks Emotional Intelligence?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

emotions, empathy, politics, society

Therapists

As the mini budget brings rage and anxiety to her therapy room, therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen asks whether it is a lack of emotional intelligence that leads to politics and politicians failing to understand the needs and lives of everyday people.
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05Oct

Dear Therapist..."What's the Best Way to Shift a Sudden Depression?"

Kelly Hearn

deartherapist

Therapists

It can be alarming to find ourselves suddenly in the depths of a depression, especially if it's hard to explain. Psychotherapist Kelly Hearn takes from the teachings of Carl Jung to explore how depression can be a symptom of imbalance.
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30Sep

Meet the Therapist: Rhiannon Robertson

Rhiannon Robertson

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Rhiannon Robertson is a therapist in Ramsgate and online: "I love building relationships with my clients and I often come to care about them deeply. I think it’s a privilege to be trusted with someone’s most intimate thoughts and feelings."
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29Sep

Finding Important Lessons in the Everyday

Owen O'Kane

mindset, self

Mind

We are seduced by lightbulb moments, epiphanies, lighting strikes of insight in order to understand more about ourselves and our lives. But the most profound lessons, says Owen O'Kane, happen in the ordinary, everyday moments.
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