Self-care can be the key to looking after our mental health. But it’s easier said than done. When embarking on our self-care journey, we may quickly discover a range of obstacles in our path. Too many conversations seem to begin “I’d love to do self-care but…”. And yet, it’s vital that we do it. Sometimes […]
Why Don’t People Accept Help?
Working in mental health, one of the questions I get asked the most is how to help someone who doesn’t want help. It seems mind boggling to many of us that someone wouldn’t want help. No matter what we may try, we may find our offers fall on deaf ears. It can be hard to […]
How to Use APPLE Method for Anxiety?
Anxiety and stress can be hard to ignore. APPLE can be a helpful method to give us some relief. We know our bodies are biologically wired to experience discomfort so we look after ourselves. Whilst getting to the root of our anxiety is the most effective way to manage and eventually erase it. Working out […]
Why There Are No Negative Emotions
We often divide our emotions up into positive and negative. There’s a fairly good consensus on where most feelings we experience lie. But what happens when we few emotions in this binary way? What do we perhaps miss? Can we reframe the way we think about emotions to realise, there are no negative ones. Rather, […]