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Mental Health Awareness Week - body image This year’s Mental Health Awareness campaign focuses on body image. Many of us struggle with our perceived view of our own bodies. Everywhere you look we are surrounded by influencers, be it on TV or social media platforms such as Instagram, with seemingly perfect bodies and faces, trying to convince us to buy something or be a certain way. For the majority of people, life is difficult because we don’t like what we see when we look in the...

We were thrilled to hear that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have welcomed their son to the world and were even more thrilled to discover that Meghan may have used hypnobirthing techniques during labour.

A popular approach from the Royals (it was rumoured that the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, used the technique too), hypnobirthing aims to reduce tension and stress during labour, both of which can make delivery difficult.

Using self-hypnosis, breathing techniques and a shift...

This article is for parents to be who know how they want to welcome their new baby into our world but don’t yet have all of the skills to achieve their ideal birth. They may even have fears or limiting beliefs that result in them feeling stuck when it comes to writing a birthing plan. What is a birthing plan, and do you really need it? The good news is that a birthing plan can be whatever you want it to be. As every child’s birth is unique and has many variables, your...

One of the most powerful aspects of anxiety is its ability to have a negative effect on your physical health, mood, emotional well-being, and even your relationships with others. Living in a state of heightened anxiety over a long period of time is a difficult way to live, and it can also impact your well-being. Many people with anxiety can then start to experience low mood or depression.  Depression and anxiety appear to go hand in hand. You can become depressed at feeling...

Anxiety can be a very lonely and isolating experience. Often new clients believe that they have to live with the condition for the rest of their lives. This simply is not true.In these modern times, anxiety seems to be an agony suffered by so many. To outside eyes, it can appear almost invisible, but to the people, it affects it can feel like a constant battle, emotionally and physically. It's so much more than just worry. Anxiety can feel like an emotional and physical prison that keeps people...

This is something which people looking for help with anxiety often ask and the short answer is yes. Yes, you absolutely can overcome severe anxiety in a single session of therapy. Even life-long fears can yield in just one session with the right therapist. Which is, of course, the key. But even the most skilled and experienced therapist, who is well used to delivering fast solutions for complex problems, can occasionally be surprised to discover that a single appointment is all that’s...

Many people across the world are dealing with some type of eating disorder or have a family member that suffers from them. Eating disorders can be extremely destructive and in some instances can be fatal. When it comes to food, technically the body can only survive a short time without proper nutrition before irreversible damage occurs. This is why most of the common eating disorders involve withholding food and nutrition in an attempt to lose weight. Whilst a healthy, regulated diet can...