Panic attacks: How you body can overreact
A panic attack is a specific, intense exaggeration of autonomic arousal, increasing your body’s normal response to fear, stress or excitement. It's an overwhelming build-up of physical symptoms caused by…
The Benefits of Sleep
Sleep. A basic need that we as humans all share. When we achieve good quality sleep, we can enjoy a host of fantastic benefits. Let’s take a look at some…
My Christmas Gift List
My favourite feel-good gifts for 20202020 has been quite the year – I think we all deserve some pampering! Here is a roundup of some of my favourite feel-good gifts…
Rumination and Over-thinking
Do you know what rumination is? It can be defined as repetitive negative thinking, where the same upsetting thoughts go round and round in your head. A little bit of…
Why we sleep and what happens if you don’t get enough
How Much Sleep Is Enough Sleep? The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep every night. However, this does vary by age and from…
Is your mood impacting your sleep
Though it may come as no surprise that people find it harder to fall asleep when they’re emotionally wound up, the relationship between mood disorders and quality sleep is a…
10 Unhelpful thinking habits
Spotting unhelpful thinking habits If you have habitual or automatic thoughts that cause you, for example, to feel self-conscious, anxious, nervy, or not good enough, and lead you to behave in…
What is EMDR?
What Is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)? Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy approach developed for working with distressing or traumatic memories. The theory behind EMDR…
Break your unhelpful thinking habit
Negative Thought Challenging Negative thoughts are unhelpful thinking habits which cause feelings such as sadness, anxiety, anger, and hopelessness. Often, we are unaware of our negative thoughts as they occur automatically…
What is PTSD?
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? PTSD is an anxiety disorder caused by traumatic events or situations. Common traumatic events include accidents, disasters, dysfunctional childhoods and verbal or physical abuse.…