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    Category: self help

    Best wishes, warmest regards…Self Care in Lockdown

    Back in the first lockdown of 2020 I kept a weekly journal, sharing my thoughts and observations. As we begin 2021 with soaring death and transmission rates,…… Read more “Best wishes, warmest regards…Self Care in Lockdown”

    January 9, 2021 by Karen Pollock

    I was breathing too…

    This is the second post in the Voices of the Pandemic series. Last time a teenager wrote about how lockdown had given the the space to think…… Read more “I was breathing too…”

    August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Each in our own boat – voices of the pandemic

    I am hosting a series of guest posts, in the first a 16 Yr old talks about time, lockdown and how we consume

    July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 by Karen Pollock

    Brexit, Elections and Self Care

    Brexit, elections and a wet grey November is taking its toll on many peoples mental health and well being

    November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 by Karen Pollock

    As the seasons turn

    It’s the last week of September and Autumn has cloaked us all in its many coloured rainment; the dew on the cobwebs in the morning, the fields…… Read more “As the seasons turn”

    September 25, 2019September 27, 2019 by Karen Pollock

    Healing can’t tell the time

    When people start counselling in the initial session I sometimes compare what might happen to picking at a scab. It isn’t a pleasant image, but then neither…… Read more “Healing can’t tell the time”

    July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 by Karen Pollock

    How To (Sort Of) Beat Impostor Syndrome

    Impostor Syndrome can trip up the best of us, so what can we do to tackle it?

    July 15, 2018July 17, 2018 by Karen Pollock

    Self care and rewarding your self

    A common technique of both parents and teachers to encourage desirable behaviour is the marble jar, or similar variations. The idea, which comes from the positive parenting…… Read more “Self care and rewarding your self”

    January 4, 2018January 3, 2018 by Karen Pollock

    Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression

    It is great to have a guest post from Peter Minkoff, who bravely talks, about an important topic. Keeping a work -life balance whilst depressed. I have been…… Read more “Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression”

    October 23, 2017November 7, 2017 by Karen Pollock

    Switching off the inner critic

    How do we deal with the inner critic, who loves to pull us down when we need raising up?

    September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 by Karen Pollock

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