If you feel low, want to avoid the parties or family activities, or need to rest, you aren’t spoiling Christmas for others. They are spoiling it for themselves by demanding your compliance with their idea of what Christmas should look like
Tag: self care
2024 – Space and Breath
Every year I write a review, and have done for much of the time I have been in Private Practice. It began as an extension of a…… Read more “2024 – Space and Breath”
CLASS – A SPACE FOR THERAPISTS TO EXPLORE
The theraputic world is a world populated by white middle class people, from initial training to the faces, and voices which gain prominence. Even embarking on therapy…… Read more “CLASS – A SPACE FOR THERAPISTS TO EXPLORE”
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”
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”
When self care becomes a burden
Self care is an important part of maintaining good mental health, but for some it is becoming an additional burden in over busy lives
Making your own self care box.
A DIY self care box is as important as a well stocked first aid box
Its OK to look away.
I I would not usually begin a post here with a personal snap from a family album, but this has not been a usual week. As therapists…… Read more “Its OK to look away.”
Instagram and #Gracenotes.
Those of you who found this blog via my involvement with #PNDhour and PNDchat will already know I suffered from post natal depression after the birth of…… Read more “Instagram and #Gracenotes.”
Surviving Christmas
We are told that it is the season to be jolly, however for many Christmas is not the most magical time of the year, but the most…… Read more “Surviving Christmas”
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