The other day as my bus pulled into it’s stop a father and child got off. The father realizing he had left his shopping got back on the bus to retrieve it. This prompted his child to burst into tears. Another man who had got off at the same place stopped walking away and went […]
How to Reframe Coronavirus for Anxiety
Coronavirus doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. This is a time of high stress for everyone. Let alone, for those of us who have a diagnosis of conditions such as anxiety or depression. There’s been a lot of talk about how to manage your mental health at this time. But I’ve yet […]
The Crucial Difference Between Empathy & Sympathy
Sympathy and empathy are words we often use interchangeably. Does this matter? I think so. Sympathy and empathy were concepts I first learnt about in school, in English Literature. Since then it hasn’t had that much relevance in my life until the past few years. Because here’s the thing. If we’re going to be supportive […]
How to Practice Deep Breathing to Soothe Anxiety and Stress
In a blog post about stress management, I suggested that often stress is like ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, The famous poem by Michael Rosen. Whilst we can manage stress better (here’s how), and we deserve help to do so, I usually find that: “we can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, oh […]