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November 27, 2022

World AIDS Day Thursday 1 December

World AIDS Day happens annually on 1 December. This year the World Health Organisation is asking us to come together under the theme of “Equalize”. WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities
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November 21, 2022

Movember – Men’s Mental Health

Movember – Men’s Mental Health – is a movement that happens every year and raises awareness around men’s health, mental health and suicide prevention. Movember, the month formerly known as November, is when brave and selfless men around the world
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November 14, 2022

Monthly trans-focussed consultation and CPD group

Monthly trans-focussed consultation and CPD group – 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. This blog tells you a little
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November 7, 2022

Passive-Aggressive Behaviour – Counselling Support

Passive-Aggressive Behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There’s a disconnect between what a person who exhibits passive-aggressive behavior says and what he or she does. An example of passive aggressive behaviour might
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October 30, 2022

The Importance of Rest for your Mental-Wellbeing

The importance of rest for your mental well-being can be easily dismissed, we live in a world where we are in a constant state of rush, next day delivery, instant access and a pressure to respond and be available 24/7.
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October 24, 2022

Perfectionism and Anxiety – being ok with being good enough

Perfectionism and anxiety are often closely linked. Perfectionism is the drive to appear, feel, and be perfect. A perfectionist has “excessively high personal standards and overly critical self-evaluations.” They insist on perfection and accept nothing shy of flawlessness. This can manifest as
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October 19, 2022

Grounding Techniques in an Uncertain World

Grounding techniques in an uncertain world – in the last few weeks the UK has gone through a great deal of uncertainty, there have been a lot of changes within the government and economy that have had a knock on
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October 10, 2022

World Mental Health Day 10 October 2022

World Mental Health Day is on 10 October every year, it is organized by the World Health Organisation and has been running for over 70 years. Each year World Mental Health Day has a theme, this year’s theme is “Make
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October 1, 2022

Stoptober Smoking and Mental Health

Stoptober Smoking and Mental Health – Stoptober is a campaign run every year to encourage people who smoke to quit. It starts on 1st October and lasts the whole month. You may be well aware of the physical consequences of
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September 25, 2022

Getting Ready for Winter – 3 Tips for Coping with Shorter Days

Getting ready for winter might seem a bit premature as we are only in mid-September, however for many of us the thought of shorter days, longer nights, the cold and the damp can make us feel low and sad. We
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