Tag: Feelings of Loss
Are you an animal lover? The good news is, whether you’re dotty for dogs, crazy for cats, or prefer a cuddle with your pet python – caring for an animal has been shown to bring multiple mental health benefits.
Endings can feel difficult for many people, but with loss comes change, and with change there are inevitably new beginnings. Dare you push beyond your comfort zone to start again?
Trying to buy a birthday card for a tee-total friend recently was a revelation. Us Brits, it appears, love nothing more than a joke about getting drunk/hammered/utterly 'shitfaced'. But with alcohol related deaths soaring, is binge drinking really a laughing matter?
We all have beliefs about ourselves that seem etched in stone. To us, they are the unshakeable truths of who we are. They may be good - 'I am loyal and kind', or they may be bad - 'I'm unpopular and dull', but are they really true?
Whether worrying about our career, looks, or our relationships, the feeling of not being 'good enough' in some way plagues many of us. So where does this belief come from, and why do we often cling so hard to narratives and beliefs that hurt us?
Many of us experience 'life-stage anxiety' - it's reaching those major life milestones that tend to make us reassess and ask - am Iiving the life I want to live? Whether you're about to turn 30, aren't sure whether to have children, or have hit mid-life and found yourself thinking