Great short film explaining some of the cultural reasons why people are addicted.  Addiction doesn't just encompass areas we are familiar with, such as gambling, drugs or alcohol, it also applies to behaviours we don't necessarily associate with addiction such as exerc...

You're going to think I'm terrible for what I'm about to say......

You're going to think I'm stupid....

You're going to think I'm a really bad person, but......

You're going to look at me in a different way when I tell you this...

You'll think bad of me....

I hear these sha...

Many people experience unhealthy toxic relationships, but sometimes we don't realise these relationships are actually a form of damaging abuse. Watch this short video for a better insight into whether your relationship is abusive.

Teaching Emotional Intelligence and helping my clients become self-regulating and autonomous is an integral part of my practice as a Counsellor.

Emotional Intelligence involves Self-awareness – the ability to read one's emotions and recognize their impact while using gu...

"Cracked: Why Psychiatry is doing more harm than good"by Psychological Therapist James Davies is a well researched, brilliantly written and completely engaging book that I've just finished reading - some of the contents of which I am compelled to share with you here....

I've just read a really thought-provoking article by author Matt Haig about the downsides of social media. It's a an interesting opinion piece covering the potential harm that social media can do to our mental health and he concludes the article by saying:

"Of course, w...

If you've not come across Brene Brown yet, you're in for a treat!  Brene is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Br...

We have been evolving as a species for approximately 2 million years & around 10,000 years ago we started eating grains and dairy. In the past 100 years farming has become industrialised on a large scale, leading to factory farming methods and a huge input of pharmaceu...

If I ever a spare 5 minutes, spending it watching a short video from the School of Life is always a valuable use of my time.

I love these films - they help to explain so much about counselling and our implicit human nature and normalise so much of our mix...

According to research, approximately 8 out of 10 people are better off after therapy than the average person who does not have therapy and the more sessions you have, the more benefit you will receive - so more therapy = more effective.

But what if you can't afford to s...