Posts by Liz Jenkins
Mental Health and Substance Misuse; Dealing with a Dual Diagnosis
If you or a friend, relative or someone you care for has received a dual diagnosis of a mental health condition and substance misuse, you may not fully understand what that means, or may feel that you’re still not getting the right support. We explain that and how we can help. Sometimes taking the first…
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Self-Care Ideas
Practising good self-care alongside professional counselling can be really beneficial, but if you’re not quite sure what it is, why it’s important or how to do it, then read on as we explain all of that and give you some practical self-care ideas. Recovering from abuse, trauma or grief, or overcoming anxiety or depression can be…
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Returning To Work After Baby Loss
Returning to work after losing your baby is often a welcome distraction and a chance to return to a routine, but for some it’s a daunting prospect, what do you say to people? When is the best time to go back? Will you be able to cope? Be sure to take time to figure out…
Read MoreWhat is Domestic Abuse?
The government definition of domestic violence and abuse is: ‘any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. The abuse can encompass, but is not limited to: psychological physical…
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My Anxious Thoughts
Sometimes it feels like everything will erupt, pour out like a volcano and everyone will be saturated in the mess. Other times there is stillness, like a calm lake on a summer’s day, peaceful and inviting. Then there are the times in between when the stillness goes and is busy, with sights and sounds everywhere.…
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Stop, Listen, Breathe
As I sit here, I listen. So much can be missed in the busyness of life. I hear the sounds of planes overhead and cars on the road. The clock ticking steadily. Occasionally I hear a voice; people talking, children playing. My breathing is deep and slow. My heart beats steadily. I am still, relaxed.…
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Do I need counselling?
Do I need counselling? What is counselling anyway? I’ve got it all together, everyone knows that, don’t they? Nobody sees the torment within me; the fear, insecurities, the uncertainty of the future. So, what can counselling do for me? When I first down in the clients chair I had no idea what to expect. Why…
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September Comes
It’s a strange time of year. The summer is slowly fading, the sun is sleeping early and the hustle of a new term awaits. Exam results have been had with mixtures of joy and sadness – the results dictating a new future; planned or unplanned. Excitement and dread fill homes around the country. September. It…
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SHAME
We all strive for happiness. Always wanting and keeping busy in the hope that we will achieve the ultimate happiness. Working to earn the money, to buy what we think will make us happy, only to find that once we have what we worked for, we are too tired to enjoy it and so we…
Read MoreSupport in Returning Home
It can be hard coming back to ‘reality’. But then, what is reality? Having been away on tour (with the armed forces), or maybe working away in countries that are experiencing war the sense of reality changes. How can anyone understand what’s been seen or heard? How can anyone feel the same way? Who will…
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