COUNSELLING IN Plymouth, Devon and online
Blog
Breaking the People‑Pleasing Cycle: Understanding Why We Do It and How Counselling Can Help
A clear, compassionate look at the people‑pleasing cycle — where it begins, why it persists, and how it impacts everyday life. This blog explores how early experiences shape people‑pleasing patterns and how counselling can help you break the cycle through boundaries, self‑respect, emotional awareness, and reconnecting with your own needs.
When the Mind Becomes the Loudest Voice
When anxiety takes hold, our minds can begin acting as though they have a crystal ball, predicting worst-case scenarios and presenting them as facts. In this article, I explore how the mind can become the loudest voice within us. Discover why thoughts are not always facts and how reconnecting with all parts can help.
Learning to Recharge before Burnout
Explore the importance of recognising emotional exhaustion before reaching burnout. Using the analogy of a battery, this blog looks at what drains our energy, the signs we are running on empty, and how self-care, boundaries, and emotional awareness can help us recharge and build resilience before we reach reserve mode.
When Anxiety Looks Like Coping: The Hidden Struggle of High-Functioning Anxiety
Struggling with high-functioning anxiety? Learn how anxiety can hide behind coping, and discover how counselling can help you find calm and support.
How Grief Affects the Body: Understanding the Whole-Person Impact of Bereavement
How grief affects the body, mind and emotions. Learn about the physical and psychological impact of bereavement and find grief counselling in Plymouth.
When Hope Becomes Exhausting: The Silent Grief of What Hasn’t Arrived
We don’t just grieve what we’ve lost.
We also grieve the apology that never came, the reconciliation that didn’t happen, the relationship we hoped would change.
We also grieve the apology that never came, the reconciliation that didn’t happen, the relationship we hoped would change.
Living in hope can be exhausting. It can leave us suspended between what is and what we wish could be.