Tips for supporting family or friends

How can we get alongside our friends and family in need of support? It’s World Mental Health Day today. And whilst we think about what services, hospitals, medication and therapy our friends, family and community need. Let us also remember that the number 1 suffering reported with mental illness is Loneliness. Mental illness, a breakdown,Continue reading “Tips for supporting family or friends”

Connection with the Earth

I am always sharing the importance of getting out of our tiny boxes and into the natural world and clients often ask me to share some of the thinking and science behind some of what we claim to be the benefits. One of the least promoted areas of study is around the benefits of beingContinue reading “Connection with the Earth”

Anxiety & Depression Thought of The Day

Depression and Anxiety Tip of the Day: The following are some of the groups of people that report significantly less episodes of low-mood and anxiety, as well as their recovery from periods of distress being significantly quicker. > Gardeners and Foresters > Ramblers, Hikers and Walkers > Animal Welfare & Equine Enthusiasts > Nature LoversContinue reading “Anxiety & Depression Thought of The Day”

Psychotherapy & Home

‘The words we speak become the house we live in’                                                                                                                  Hafiz (2003) Within the field of Psychotherapy, there is surprisingly little literature, that seeks to describe multiple perceptions of Home and it’s potential meaning. In its peppered and difficult to find scattering the mainstream Psychotherapy community is considering the undeniable need for healthyContinue reading “Psychotherapy & Home”