A look at dealing with guilt Guilt is an emotion and belongs with the other sad emotions like grief and loneliness. There are many types of guilt. There's guilt for something you might have done, guilt for something you didn’t do, guilt for something you even...
One sure sign that my clients are stressed, is that they have lost their ability to read. They tell me about a lack of focus, of not being able to sit still with a book and get into it. Not only is this a very...
Something that often comes up in my therapy practice is parents admitting that they are not being a good role model for mental health habits for their children. Examples of this include: Parents who come home and moan about their workplace all evening but do...
The heading here is a bit misleading because, in truth, there is no one right way to journal. The beauty of therapeutic journaling is that you can use it in many ways. It's something I prescribe to many of my clients as part of their...
Ten Ways to Get Out Of Depression Whether you have been diagnosed with clinical depression, or have been feeling sad or down for a while, there are ways that can often help this shift. In this article, I look at ten ways to help yourself get...
How to Stop People Pleasing People pleasing is complicated. On one hand it feels like you have everyone’s best interests at heart, that you’re a genuinely GOOD person. People are grateful and express this with compliments and expressions of gratitude that send an almighty...
How to Build Resilience Right Now The subject of how to build resilience is one that comes up again and again. Call it what you will – mental toughness, resilience, that ability to bounce back, having a thick skin – one thing that is clear is...
Many of my clients are struggling to find the time and energy for self-care. Nevertheless, it's one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. Self-care doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming, and works best when you regularly practice it, making...