Caroline Ellison Counselling Blog

The tug of war with dementia The grey hair sprouts The bottom lip pouts Sadness lingers I’m typing...

Christmas and Dementia Together Christmas and Dementia do not make good bed fellows. Every Christmas...

Milestones. I wheeled her round our garden, once her pride of joyous cultivation; countless hours sp...

Bereavement during Covid It is heart breaking at the best of times to lose someone we love, but to l...

Not Good Enough Gremlins What happens when your not good enough gremlins take over and your emotions...

Mother’s Day without Mum! My Mum has gone in mind but is still with us in body and soul! Today...

What is Anger? Anger is one of our core emotions. Emotions are complex feelings we experience mental...

What is Overwhelm? Overwhelm is the emotional feeling of being overwhelmed. It is an emotional feeli...

‘Mummy’ Her umbilical cord, no longer taut, Jane’s retrogressive mind revivifies m...

Christmas Christmas Home Rituals Isolation Sadness Together Missing Altogether Soon Christmas feels ...

Who Cares for Carers? I have so much admiration for the army of carers out there. The NHS staff, the...

Loneliness this Christmas As l sit in my counselling cabin this morning with a cup of coffee, I refl...