How Simple Living Can Improve Your Mental Health
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius The modern world can be an overwhelming place and, if we aren’t careful, we can find ourselves consumed…
Returning To Face-To-Face Therapy
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the world shifted quite rapidly to working at a distance and online. Now that the pandemic is easing and the lockdown measures are…
How To Spot A Vulnerable Narcissist
‘Vulnerable’ and ‘narcissism’ aren’t usually two words you would put together in the same sentence. Think of a narcissist and you would probably imagine someone who struts like a peacock,…
The Changing Role Of The Father
Today’s father comes in many forms. Gone are the binary roles of male breadwinner and female homemaker. The father who spends the majority of time at work and sees their…
Do I Have Separation Anxiety?
Over the last few months, many of us who have shared our home with someone – our partner, our parents, our kids, or our housemates – are likely to have…
The Impact of Lockdown on Perinatal Mental Health
According to the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, more than 1 in 10 women develop a mental illness in the perinatal period (the period during pregnancy and after giving birth). However,…
Coronavirus: How To Cope With Death Anxiety
The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety. The more you fail to experience your life fully, the more you will fear death. Irvin Yalom It’s probably not…
Lockdown: Have Your Dreams Become More Vivid?
Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day. Carl Jung One of the impacts of being in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic has been to experience more weird…
What Can We Learn From Quarantine?
There is no doubt that this period of isolation and quarantine has left a path of devastation in its wake. Levels of anxiety have increased for many, depression, loneliness, and…
Do I Have Agoraphobia?
Life under coronavirus lockdown may have brought up all kinds of issues for you, and you may have experienced all kinds of emotions. Now that we’re beginning to see signs…