The Little Bird and the Whisking Storm – the importance of self care in counselling
A story from Toni for people who give and give and won’t take care of themselves.
A story from Toni for people who give and give and won’t take care of themselves.
Russia: Xander Parish shares Cinderella story of leaving UK for St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Ballet — Read on news.sky.com/story/russia-xander-parish-shares-cinderella-story-of-leaving-uk-for-st-petersburgs-mariinsky-ballet-12502115 Toni says: An inspiring story of what can be achieved by hard work and unrelenting focus. He wasn’t born a genius dancer. …
News from BACP | A new report “is a timely reminder that the mental health of older adults mustn’t be overlooked.” — Read on www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2021/13-december-calls-to-increase-access-to-talking-therapies-for-older-people/ Toni says: it’s good to read BACP’s strong support for the message in a recent …
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American psychiatrist who developed the revolutionary cognitive behavioural therapy — Read on amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/03/aaron-beck-obituary Toni says: A great loss. I find Beck’s story to be so inspiring. He challenged the accepted way of doing things through the creation of a new …
P is 34 years old and has had depression and anxiety since the age of thirteen. Despite knowing his triggers, P has difficulty in multiple areas such as family, isolation and other social aspects of life. However, he reached out …
An article appeared on the BBC News website a few days ago that caught our attention. “How Japan Came to Believe in Depression” describes how an entire society came to appreciate the existence and intractability of depression. Just by being …
This week, the BBC website had a lovely inspiration article about Tom Clancy, a man with severe OCD who has been tackling the 1,200 mile walk from John O’ Groats to Land’s End for charity. He has had to deal …
In the last few days, an old photo of Wentworth Miller was posted on the net by some people looking for an easy joke. It showed him in a red T-shirt in 2010 with quite a bit of extra weight on. Prompted …
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