Anxiety – What does it feel like?
Categorically everyone’s experience will be unique to them - if you are experiencing symptoms of anxiety over a long period of time then it may well have developed into an anxiety based disorder (more on those to come). We know that anxiety is just as much...
Anxiety – Is it all in your head?
This was her second trip to A&E, this time being blue lighted in an Ambulance. She had been pottering slowly around the house, getting excited in the run up to Christmas when all of a sudden her legs went numb, felt her face flush, vision doubled, the world span...
What is Polyvagal Theory?
The Polyvagal Theory is a theory proposed by Stephen Porges that describes how the mammalian autonomic nervous system evolved to keep us safe and alive. As mammals evolved from reptiles, our autonomic nervous system developed to automatically communicate with other...
Anxiety vs. Depression: Which do I have?
Anxiety and depression are different conditions but have many co-existing symptoms, causes and treatments. Knowing which camp you fall in can be tricky at times to determine. Anxiety and Depression Explained This can get complex so I have tried to keep things super...
Perfectionism
For all the recovering and past perfectionists out there.. I get you! Perfectionism can be described as the desire to be perfect or flawless - whether that is exceedingly high standards that you aspire to personally or the expectations of others. At some point or...
Is Anxiety Genetic?
This is one of the most common questions I am asked by clients. Or are we the way we are because of nurture, and have our relationships and environments shaped us?
Boundaries, why are they so hard?
Boundaries (and overwhelm) - a constant theme in the hut! The need to implement boundaries in both our professional and personal lives, however the underlying challenge is understanding not so much the 'why' are they so friggin' hard to implement but to see the...
What is your Window of Tolerance?
Often burnout is a common theme amongst many of my clients and when we are juggling so much we don't always see the big curve up ahead - curves are inevitable, however the crash doesn't have to be. To keep the crash from happening, it's important to know the signs...
Is the need to be busy all the time a trauma response?
Are you addicted to being busy? There has been a common theme amongst some of my clients over recent months - one that I can relate fully into, ‘the need to keep busy’.. Is this you? If so feeling the need to be busy all the time may be a trauma response and...
Who am I in the presence of all this?
I have been wanting to write to you all for sometime, but for once words have failed me.. I am sure like me you have been bombarded with so called advice on how to cope, strategies to try to reduce anxiety, stress and fear in what has become and continues to be the...
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