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Stop drinking alcohol – mental health benefits and more
Decision to stop drinking Nearly two years ago, I decided to stop drinking alcohol. I read about a friend who had given drinking (who I have had a few merry nights with) and the positive impact it had had on her life. From this I decided I would go a month without alcohol. I succeeded. …
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Grab a cup of tea and let’s talk about mental health
Time to Talk day. Grab a cup of tea and let’s talk about mental health. Jess Glynne’s words in Thursday inspires me to tackle mental health.
8 helpful ways to deal with stress
Do you find you often feel stressed? Are your nights disrupted with poor sleep? Is your mind often thinking about too many things. Then STOP. It sounds as though you are stressed. Below are eight helpful ways of dealing with stress. Active change can help you build a happier life for yourself.
Therapeutic Journal – Journey to knowing yourself
Why write a therapeutic journal? Therapeutic journal is aimed at helping you, the writer, to understand yourself.. It can take you on a journey where you discover the ‘real’ you. It starts to help you understand how your think and learn about your emotions. It can also help you unpick your problems and start …
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Working Therapeutically with Syrian Refugees
Working Therapeutically with Syrian Refugees As part of Refugee Week, I thought I would share my experiences of working therapeutically with the Syrian Refugees on the Resettlement programme. This programme is based here in Sheffield with the Refugee Council. When working as a humanitarian worker, I enjoyed working with different communities. I worked with displaced …
Working as a counsellor for Employment Assistant Programme.
A steady income for many private counsellors is being an affiliate to an Employment Assistant Programme (EAP). UK EAPA report that 50% of employers now have support through an Employment Assistant Programme. There are many companies in Sheffield who sign up to an EAP. That is a lot of counselling! But what is an EAP and …
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Counsellors guide to online counselling
In 2017, 90% of households in Great Britain had internet access, an increase from 89% in 2016 and 57% in 2006. We are beginning to rely on using the internet for our daily tasks – banking, music, communication etc. So why not finding support for mental health issues? You will see that they are various …
6 easy steps to creating an online blog
Creating a blog online is relatively easy. The fastest way is set a blog up in WordPress or Blogger. I use WordPress as I find it easy to use. I can choose my own themes, layouts and there are plenty of free plug-ins that add functionality to my blog. I have created the blog and …