Bereavement during Covid
It is heart breaking at the best of times to lose someone we love, but to lose them during Covid-19 has really taken its toll on so many.
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Not Good Enough Gremlins
Not Good Enough Gremlins
What happens when your not good enough gremlins take over and your emotions are in control of you? I was triggered this week and I noticed a change Continue reading “Not Good Enough Gremlins”
Mother’s Day without Mum
Mother’s Day without Mum!
My Mum has gone in mind but is still with us in body and soul! Today I called my Dad to say
“Happy Mother’s Day”
It left me feeling empty when I put the phone down and I came to my cabin to write this whilst it was still clear in my head and heavy in my heart. Continue reading “Mother’s Day without Mum”
What is Anger?
What is Anger?
Anger is one of our core emotions. Emotions are complex feelings we experience mentally, physically and behaviourally:
- Mentally we experience our emotions and feelings.
- Physically we feel them through awareness, tension and feelings in our body from the pit of our stomach to the tips of our fingers.
- Behaviourally we experience our feelings and emotions as an impulse to act.
What is Overwhelm?
What is Overwhelm?
Overwhelm is the emotional feeling of being overwhelmed. It is an emotional feeling which can take over with an intensity that feels difficult to manage. It can affect your ability to think and act rationally and evoke anxiety and stress. Continue reading “What is Overwhelm?”
Dementia Sonnet 9 – Mummy
‘Mummy’
Her umbilical cord, no longer taut,
Jane’s retrogressive mind revivifies
myths, that her parent’s care, throughout their lives,
a golden childhood bliss had cheerly wrought. Continue reading “Dementia Sonnet 9 – Mummy”
Christmas 2020 without Family
Christmas
Christmas Home Rituals Isolation Sadness Together Missing Altogether Soon
Christmas feels so different this year and for so many it is hard! Being alone on Christmas day seems to have a weight greater than other days. Remembering a loved one we have lost at Christmas seems to hurt more than other days of the year. Christmas evokes a multitude of emotions from love, laughter and joy to sorrow, sadness and despair. Continue reading “Christmas 2020 without Family”
Who Cares for Carers
Who Cares for Carers?
I have so much admiration for the army of carers out there. The NHS staff, the Care Home staff, the mobile carers to name a few. There are also those who are at home looking after a loved one, caring for your husband, wife, mother, father, daughter, son, whom ever it may be, caring for a loved one is a tough job! Continue reading “Who Cares for Carers”
Lonely at Christmas 2020
Loneliness this Christmas
As l sit in my counselling cabin this morning with a cup of coffee, I reflect on the conversations had with family this week. With Christmas ahead of us and the hope of all being together temptingly close, my Mother-in-Law called to say Continue reading “Lonely at Christmas 2020”
Reading is good for Mental Health
Reading is good for your Mental Health
There are many ways to support your own mental health and one of them is reading. It may seem surprising but reading can be extremely beneficial to your mental health. Getting lost in a good book with your imagination and transported to that moment in the story can feel like nectar to the mind and soul. Continue reading “Reading is good for Mental Health”