Counselling for eating disorders provides compassionate support to help rebuild trust with your body, develop healthier coping strategies, and sustain long-term recovery. Learn how therapy can guide you through the emotional and psychological aspects of healing, while preventing relapse and fostering lasting wellbeing.
Our circadian rhythms regulate sleep, energy, and emotional balance, yet modern life often pulls us out of sync. As winter approaches, this piece explores the science behind our internal clock and how light, rest, and daily habits can support mental and physical wellbeing.
We often use self-worth and self-esteem interchangeably, but they’re not the same. Self-esteem shifts with our achievements and others’ opinions, while self-worth is the quiet knowing that we are valuable simply because we exist. This post explores the difference — and how we can nurture both with gentleness and self-compassion.
You might know the feeling - your jaw tightens, your chest feels hot, and words spill out faster than you intended. Later, you replay it all in your mind and wonder why you reacted that way.
For many people, these moments aren’t just about losing your temper. They’re your body’s way of saying: I don’t feel…
October is Menopause Awareness Month, and yesterday was World Menopause Day — a reminder of how vital it is to talk openly about this transition and its impact on women’s emotional wellbeing.
For many women, menopause is not just a physical shift; it’s also an emotional and psychological one. Anxiety, in particular, can rise sharply…
Today is World Mental Health Day (WMHD) 2025.
I believe that it would be great if everyone was more aware of mental health every day. There is so much scope for it to be discussed more openly. Some of the stigma needs to be reduced and for those with issues to feel more comfortable seeking…
What does the word ‘trauma’ mean to you? You may think of the impact that extreme events like war, accidents, or natural disasters can have. Or perhaps you know personally that it’s not just about ‘big’ events — it can also come from experiences such as bullying, medical treatment, relationship difficulties, chronic stress, or sudden loss.
It’s helpful to…
Sometimes anxiety can show up in your body long before your mind catches on. May be your chest tightens before a meeting, or your stomach knots before you send a difficult email. Perhaps your shoulders are tense all day, but you only notice when a headache appears. These physical sensations can feel confusing, frustrating, or…
A lot of people struggle with food, body image, and eating habits during their lives. Sometimes this happens for a short period, while for others it continues for many years. In 2019, around 16% of adults in England were estimated to have an eating disorder1 , and these numbers are likely even higher today. It's common for people…
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We all carry stories about ourselves—some we keep inside, and some we share with the world. These stories can shape how we think, feel, and navigate our lives, but not all of them serve us well. Sometimes our inside stories are critical, harsh, or outdated, whilst our outside stories may present a very different…
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Pursuing a state of happy is one of the most dominant purposes of our time. It can be hard to not be bombarded in daily life with messages demanding happy needs to be your goal. I took the photo below in a café a few days ago. If I spent a week monitoring, I…
As outlined in the first and second posts in this series, anxiety is a common experience that affects millions of people globally. While it’s normal to feel anxious occasionally, chronic anxiety can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life. The different forms of anxiety can manifest in different anxiety disorders, each with…


