10 May Change
How many counsellor's does it take to change a light bulb? This blog was posted on the Counselling Directory website. Please click here to be taken to the post....
How many counsellor's does it take to change a light bulb? This blog was posted on the Counselling Directory website. Please click here to be taken to the post....
As people, it's evident that we all need some help now and then with our mental health. In western culture, counselling is widely considered as a means of help when it comes to feeling better about life. However, some groups within our society don't access...
The sun beams through my window as I hear the soft chirps of birds in the distance. The light breeze wafts through the air, silently, but with a freshness to it. Spring has arrived. The beginning of a new season, trees begin to blossom, wildlife...
The experience of life; it has its high, it's lows, and of course them bits in the middle where it's neither here or there. Whilst there can be great benefit in taking about when we feel low; sharing the issue and finding a way forward...
"I'm a man, I don't talk about my feelings, I just get on with it." This is one of the classic attitudes shown by males when encouraged to talk about their feelings. There is something about not being 'macho' if we talk about our feelings....
A heavy weekend partying? Caught a chill in the cold weather? Not enough sleep? It appears that a lot of people around me have been getting ill lately, although I've been lucky to evade the bug; so far (touch wood). The severity of people's illness...
Whilst listening to the radio on Valentine's Day I heard a statistic and it surprised me; it stated that 1 in 10 have never sent a Valentine's card or gift. I guess I made the assumption that more people would be sending/receiving cards. It could...
At the core of Existential philosophy is the suggestion that we are meaning seeking creatures. That we merely exist in a world whereby we experience moment by moment, and inherently we (as human beings) add meaning to each moment as it happens. It's suggested that...
The stability that a healthy, consistent relationship brings to us all is vital for functioning positively. A consistent relationship can help people feel connected; connected socially to someone else. No longer does the feeling of loneliness exist. We can share ideas, thoughts, feelings, humour, recipes, gym...