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April 16, 2023

YouTube Vloggers – a Lesson in Mindfulness

YouTube Vloggers – a Lesson in Mindfulness – Over the last few weeks I have taken to watching YouTube videos as a way of relaxing. I have watched a variety of different subjects including music, yoga, exercise, how things are
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April 7, 2023

Stress Awareness Month April 2023

Stress Awareness Month April 2023 – Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992. Its purpose is to, “raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic. It is the time when we have an
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April 3, 2023

Developing Habits for Better Mental Health

Developing Habits for Better Mental Health – maintaining good mental wellbeing can be difficult and developing habits that support your emotional well being can be essential. The habits that support one person can be very different to the habits that
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March 27, 2023

World Bipolar Day – 30 March 2023

World Bipolar Day is celebrated every year on 30 March every year. “The vision of World Bipolar Day is to encourage understanding about what bipolar is – and isn’t – and to banish stigma from the face of the planet.”
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March 19, 2023

The Cost of Living and your Mental Health

The Cost of Living and your mental health is a topic that is most relevant at the moment. For many of us in this country money is a huge source of anxiety and worry. As the cost of living increases
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March 13, 2023

Improve Focus with a Clear Desk

Improve focus with a clear desk – we have talked in a number of blogs about how our environment can have a positive and negative impact on our mental and emotional wellbeing. Cleaning and Tidying for Better Mental Health Decluttering
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March 6, 2023

Addiction to Your Phone

Addiction to your phone – Our phones have become massively important to us in our everyday lives. I am of an age where I can remember leaving the house without a phone, using payphones and prepaid phone cards. I can
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February 27, 2023

Eating Disorder Awareness Week – 27 February – 5 March

Eating Disorder Awareness Week is between 27 February and 5 March. The aim of Eating Disorders Awareness Week is to raise awareness of Eating Disorders and start conversations. The theme in 2023 is “Yes, men get eating disorders too”. According
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February 20, 2023

Online Resources for Concentration

Online resources for Concentration – In one of our recent blogs we explored some apps that you could download to your phone to help and support your emotional and mental wellbeing. Apps for your Mental Wellbeing. This blog looks at
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February 12, 2023

Trans Focussed CPD & Consultation Group & Further CPD in 2023

Trans Focussed CPD & Consultation Group – this is a monthly group that Counselling colleagues Sam Hope and Skylar Watts are starting a monthly trans focussed consultation and CPD group for counsellors needing extra support and expertise in this area.
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