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Why identity matters

When a child is born, a mother is also born and this new person, needs a new identity. We now know that this process is called...

Are you feeling grounded?

In the counselling context when we ask you if you are feeling grounded, we don't mean are you feeling down to earth or are you parking...

I am feeling....

So it is one thing to be able to identify and articulate our feelings to ourselves, but how can we speak about them with other people?...

Catch a breath at Christmas and reduce anxiousness

One week to go today until Christmas. For many of us, this means th at we are in the thick of it. Social events, gifts, planning, food,...

Reducing Worries for Working Mums

As working mums, we often find ourselves in a delicate balancing act, juggling competing demands between our work and personal needs,...

Feeling anxious or having anxiety. What's the difference?

I get asked this question all the time, so have written this blog post to help mums out there to identify the difference and know that it...

Anxious or Excited? How to tell...

Your heart is racing, your palms are sweaty and prickly, you are taking shallow breaths and there are butterflies in your tummy. What are...