Losing your Mum through death is a difficult grieving journey whether you are young or old. For some the mourning of their mum never ends. Grief can intensify on anniversaries. Grieving for Mum on Mother’s Day can be extra painful.
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We all feel lonely from time to time. Loneliness can happen when you have no contact with people. Coping with loneliness is difficult. If you feel you have little importance or no value in other people’s life. You are excluded from events or you may feel you have little in common with people. However, if
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As an ex-aid worker, I have read the article on Aid workers and post-traumatic stress disorder with interest. I agree that being an aid worker is a stressful job and I can identify with the burnout and traumas you can experience. Here is my story to how I changed career from aid work to become
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What are Counselling Skills? Counselling skills can be used every day whether it is in our job as a helper or just listening to a distressed friend. The art of being listened too can be practised by almost anybody and the effectiveness of being actively listened to can have a huge impact on our lives
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Coping with depression is a challenging journey Building a strong support system of friends and family, maintaining a healthy lifestyle through exercise and proper nutrition, and practicing self-compassion can be crucial in managing depression. Engaging in activities that bring joy, setting realistic goals, and gradually making positive changes in one’s routine are also effective strategies
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Stigma around depression Depression is a serious illness which my clients are often ashamed about. They feel there is a stigma attached to depression. This means they become secretive about it, ashamed and embarrassed that it is affecting them. Some even find that their partner will be too embarrassed to talk about their depression to
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Grief will affect everyone. The journey of grief is our personal and painful reaction to loss. The grieving journey is a personal experience which we all experience different ways and find different ways of coping with it. The grief journey is a painful and stressful one.
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Counselling is a therapeutic process in which a trained professional, known as a counsellor, provides guidance and support to individuals facing various emotional, psychological, or personal challenges. Through a confidential and empathetic relationship, counselling helps individuals explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and gain insight into their problems. The ultimate goal of counselling is to
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Not able to relax on holiday? Do you find on holiday that you are unable to wind down? Maybe you are facing stress at work or you have an underlying problem. Or perhaps you have a lack of motivation or lack of enthusiasm – no ‘holiday spirit’. If this sounds familiar to you, why not
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