Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD
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ruthgem24
Sep 10, 20203 min read
Suicide
Today, September 10th, marks World Suicide prevention day. Why is there a need for such a day? Well unfortunately suicide is still a...
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ruthgem24
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Life after Lock-down - adjusting to the 'new normal'
How are you coping as things go back to this new normal? (not sure I am too keen on that phrase what do you think?). As much as many of...
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ruthgem24
Jul 12, 20203 min read
Grief and loss
#grief #bereavement #loss #bereavementcounselling I have been thinking a lot recently about all the different losses that I, and other...
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ruthgem24
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Lost Connections - a new way of looking at anxiety and depression?? A book review.
Review of Lost Connections a book looking differently at the causes of depression and anxiety and suggesting a new way of treating them
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ruthgem24
May 4, 20203 min read
Launching!! Compassion Focused Therapy.
Hello, how are you? I realise I have been a bit quiet recently, I have been busy working away behind the scenes. I am still busy working...
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ruthgem24
Apr 7, 20202 min read
One step at a time
I have debated over what to write in this blog recently, the obvious choice would be to talk about the world right now, the virus and...
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ruthgem24
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Just keep swimming!
In this worrying time how can you take care of yourself mentally?
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ruthgem24
Mar 10, 20202 min read
Change Therapies
You may (or may not) have noticed a slight change to my website recently, a new focus on change. Well, after some amazing training on...
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ruthgem24
Feb 24, 20203 min read
#Bekind #itwillbeok
So you probably heard the devastating news last Saturday about Caroline Flack taking her own life and you have probably seen all the...
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ruthgem24
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Struggling with sleep?
Sleep, something that seems so passive and natural can actually be really difficult to do and poor sleep can affect so many parts of...
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ruthgem24
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Finding a counsellor
So yesterday I was browsing through Facebook, as you do, and came upon this short video by the BBC discussing counselling and how it...
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ruthgem24
Jan 19, 20203 min read
Blue Monday???
So tomorrow, Monday 20th January 2020, is, apparently, Blue Monday. This day falls on the 3rd Monday of January and is, according to...
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ruthgem24
Dec 30, 20193 min read
New Year Resolutions
So it is that time of year again. New year is upon us and many people will be making new years resolutions. Do you? If you do how many do...
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ruthgem24
Dec 5, 20193 min read
Suffering = Pain x Resistance
I was recently teaching an introduction to mindfulness course and was reminded of a simple equation. Now equations usually fill me with a...
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ruthgem24
Nov 24, 20192 min read
Comfort, stretch and panic zones
When you are in our comfort zone you are happy (generally), you know what is expected of you, you know how to act and what to say. You...
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ruthgem24
Nov 6, 20193 min read
STRESS!!!!!!!
#stressawareness This week is stress awareness week with today being stress awareness day. We all experience some level of stress in our...
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ruthgem24
Oct 27, 20192 min read
Too much self-care?
Self-care seems to be everywhere at the moment. You don't need to look far on any social media platform to find dozens of people...
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ruthgem24
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Getting out and about
So, according to many studies and an article I recently read in the Independent newspaper ( https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/exe...
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ruthgem24
Sep 22, 20191 min read
Change!
Change is a scary thing for many people, it often involves stepping into the unknown, into uncharted territory, often provoking anxiety. ...
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