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Understanding Functional Neurological Disorder and the Mind-Body Connection

By Liz Jenkins | April 19, 2026 | Comments Off on Understanding Functional Neurological Disorder and the Mind-Body Connection

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is often misunderstood. Learn what FND is, how the mind and body are connected, and how counselling can support your wellbeing.

Addiction: When Numbing The Pain Is No Longer Working

By Liz Jenkins | March 18, 2026 | Comments Off on Addiction: When Numbing The Pain Is No Longer Working

Addiction isn’t a lack of willpower or poor decision-making. It’s a form of relief that eventually stops working.

Bluey the Therapy Dog –  How Dog Therapy Can Support Your Healing

By Liz Jenkins | February 17, 2026 | Comments Off on Bluey the Therapy Dog –  How Dog Therapy Can Support Your Healing

Meet Bluey the Therapy Dog and discover how dog therapy can support you on your journey to healing after trauma.

Self-Regulating Your Nervous System 

By Liz Jenkins | January 22, 2026 | Comments Off on Self-Regulating Your Nervous System 

Self-regulating your nervous system is not about forcing calmness, it’s about learning how to work with your body rather than against it.

Feeling Stuck in Life? Do This Instead of New Year’s Resolutions

By Liz Jenkins | December 18, 2025 | Comments Off on Feeling Stuck in Life? Do This Instead of New Year’s Resolutions

If another year has passed and you are still feeling stuck in life, don’t set New Year’s resolutions, do this instead.

Health Anxiety isn’t Attention Seeking

By Liz Jenkins | November 21, 2025 | Comments Off on Health Anxiety isn’t Attention Seeking

Health anxiety is not simply about symptoms – it’s about fear, uncertainty and the desperate need to feel safe.

Saying the Unsayable: The Power of Writing

By Liz Jenkins | October 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Saying the Unsayable: The Power of Writing

The power of writing comes from its ability to give shape to thoughts and feelings that often feel too tangled or painful to speak aloud.

Thriving as an Empty Nester 

By Liz Jenkins | September 18, 2025 | Comments Off on Thriving as an Empty Nester 

After decades of putting family needs first, the empty nester stage can be difficult, but it can also be a liberating new chapter.

How We Feel 

By Liz Jenkins | August 19, 2025 | Comments Off on How We Feel 

In difficult times, it can be hard to find the right words to describe how we feel, yet we experience a whole spectrum of emotions.

The Positive Benefits of Pets for Wellbeing  

By Liz Jenkins | July 25, 2025 | Comments Off on The Positive Benefits of Pets for Wellbeing  

Beyond their cuteness, pets can support our mental health and have positive benefits for overall wellbeing.