I’ve been a Clinical Psychologist for many years now and I want to share some tips for those of you who might be new to therapy, contemplating seeing someone or have seen someone for a long time but feel you’re not making the most of your sessions.
How many of us panic when we realise we have forgotten our phone or haven’t checked it in a while (like seconds) for a message? How often is that message or feed about anything important or useful?
Friendships at any age are important for our mental health. When healthy, they can provide a sense of belonging, security, happiness, fun and adventure, add value to our life and make us feel good about ourselves.
We don’t think about women or men in their 40s and 50s with eating disorders, but this is a common period of life where a person can continue to suffer from an eating disorder they’ve had for many years or develop one for the first time.
Deciding to retire from work is a major decision, one which many spend years looking forward to with an idealised image of freedom to do what one wants, travel, take up hobbies...
The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on our mental wellbeing in the previous year, what we did well, and what we could improve on going forward.
My clients and students regularly come to me saying they are exhausted and just trying to get to the end of their exams or the Christmas break. For most of us, this break is still a few months away and just continuing on and busting your gut to get to the end is not the best way to go.
