Counselling as method for dealing with psychological distress
Posted by siteadmin on May 22, 2025
This book was one of the first “counselling” books I read many years ago; “Counselling for Toads” by Robert de Board.
Using the characters of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows it follows Toad who is experiencing a depressed state and his good friends Rat, Mole and Badger who are afraid “he might do something silly”.
“First they nursed him. Then they encouraged him. Then they told him to pull himself together….Finally Badger could stand it no longer…”Now look here Toad, this can go on no longer,” he said sternly. “There is only one thing left. You must have counselling!”
Such a fabulous - Read More
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Posted by siteadmin on May 6, 2025
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Endings
Posted by siteadmin on January 23, 2025
We all experience endings in life from the moment we are born. Some are small and even daily endings like the end of watching a programme or finishing a crossword. Whilst others are life changing and define significant times in our lives. The spectrum of endings knows no limits with some being planned for yet others feeling completely unexpected.
They all bring a huge array of emotions, many of them conflicting which can be confusing and they all define the start of something different from that moment onwards.
Reflecting on how we experience endings can help us negotiate the harder ones that - Read More
Just some of the symptoms of mental illness…
Posted by siteadmin on January 9, 2025
from mental Health Believe UK
What beliefs may you holding that could be limiting how you see yourself and the world around you?
Posted by siteadmin on December 12, 2024
Why do you suppose that may be the case?
Every day I go for a walk. Some days it’s harder than others especially if the weather is less appealing. But, without fail, I will come across at least one thing on my walk that makes me smile…and today it was these two.
I know some people will read this and say “really?!! how is this important?!!” but for me it reminds me that I have many choices, some of which may shape my day, my week or my life.
So when i get up in the morning and it’s raining and I think - Read More
What’s your inner child trying to tell you?
Posted by siteadmin on October 24, 2024
Enjoying “Ice Cream for Breakfast” by Laura Jane Williams about rediscovering your inner child and this post really helps to show how we can nurture, nourish and where necessary heal our inner child so that we can thrive fully as adults.
Sometimes we learned lessons or developed beliefs as children which can get in the way of open learning and adapting. By tapping into the child parts of ourselves that are vulnerable and impressionable we can be both “the grown up” and the child providing unconditional self love, self-compassion and self-support.
As adults we can help our inner child untangle the feelings - Read More
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