Category: Self Awareness

By Vicki Uwannah With the ever-increasing rise of self-help literature and social media coverage on mental health, admitting that we experience a vast array of emotions has become less of a taboo. We’re finally recognising that our general wellbeing, our productivity at work and our ability to have meaningful connections can be dependent upon our… Continue reading Embracing Jealousy & Envy

By Kelly Hearn The work of psychotherapy feels more important than ever right now.  Not only is this virus lingering longer than most of us expected a year ago, there is also the economic fallout to contend with, adding financial anxiety to our physical and mental health challenges.  Beyond covid-19, there are long-standing social ‘pandemics’… Continue reading The Pursuit of Emotional Honesty (And How Psychotherapy Can Help)

By Charlotte Fox Weber We want this time period to have counted for something. Maybe that’s one of the many reasons we’ve put so much extra pressure on ourselves to self-actualise during the pandemic, to develop and grow and evolve. We have a terrible fear of stagnation, and we’ve felt so utterly stuck and restricted… Continue reading An Ode to Excitement

By Charlotte Fox Weber As we enter lockdown 3.0, we are experiencing a kind of chronophobia, which is when we dread time passing but also want it to pass so we can get to the other side of this time period. It’s a kind of unease with time itself, and the condition affects prisoners very… Continue reading Avoiding Emotional Traps in Lockdown

By Kelly Hearn It is time to re-think New Year’s resolutions. Restricting contemplation of our lives and aspirations to one day a year is like waiting for Valentine’s Day to tell our loved ones we care; celebrating life exclusively on our birthday; being grateful merely for the 24 hours that constitute Thanksgiving. These calendar dates… Continue reading Rethinking Resolutions

By Charlotte Fox Weber We can be lonely anywhere, in crowds, with our families and friends, by ourselves. Being with other people and feeling disconnected can be the loneliest of all. Loneliness is not about being alone. It’s about feeling disconnected. We are relational beings, so connecting means a great deal to us, and when… Continue reading On Loneliness

By Kelly Hearn The holidays always bring up strong emotions.  Some very positive:  we look forward to the warmth of connecting with our family and friends in festive environs.  Others less positive: we wonder if we’ll manage to ‘pull off’ the season without exacerbating family rifts or grieving lost connections.  It’s fair to say that… Continue reading Coping with Covid Over the Holidays