Tag: counselling
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Can you ‘capture’ happiness?
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This blog explores how three of my favourite things; the outdoors, cameras, and positive psychology, come together for healing intervention that’s sure to leave you feeling rejuvenated!
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Basking
That’s it. That’s the title. Short and succinct. Like the summers here in the UK. It feels like every year it’s getting shorter and shorter :(. A few days of glorious mornings with gentle sun-kissed rays kissing our faces and having us wake up like we’re the main character in a ‘feel-good’ movie when she’s…
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Healing- Don’t Sweat It! (no, actually do…)
When I was in my ‘Eat Pray Love’ era (okay I’ve never seen the movie but my brother always jibes this about me whenever I go on a solo trip, or take myself out to a café for a reading date), I used a range of different services in the healing journey. One of those,…
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Baking as a love language to myself and others
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I’ve been baking since I was 14. It was almost my ‘go-to’ choice of gifts. I baked at the end of the academic year for my students. I baked for my friend’s engagement parties. I baked for my brother’s wedding. And then one day, I just stopped. 🙁 Not only was it cumbersome (ugh why…
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Gardening- A Positive Psychology Intervention?
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Guess who got green fingers finally?! Funny story, I went on a date once, maybe back in 2016 and they must have sensed how stressed and ‘in my own head’ I was all the time because she recommended gardening to me as a hobby. After recently learning about the benefits of the outdoors on mental…
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Coaching: A Promising Tool for Mental Health Support
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Why hiring a coach could be the best thing for wellbeing (whether it’s personal or professional!)
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National Children’s Day UK: Why Celebrating Our Inner Child Matters
A day dedicated to raising awareness about children’s wellbeing and happiness. So what about the child that lives in all of us as adults? How can we honour our inner child through coaching?
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Coaching for Maternal Mental Health
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Maternal Mental Health Day raises awareness about the challenges that women face when dealing with mental health issues during pregnancy, all the way until after childbirth. The theme this year is ‘together in a changing world’ – and in 2023, we’re all talking about equality, diversity, and inclusivity. So let me preface this article by…