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NLP presuppositions - what are they and how can they help you? Part 1
Last month I started my NLP Master Practitioner programme. I first came across NLP in 2018 when I was encouraged to go on the NLP...
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Oct 7, 20214 min read


Shiny objects!
I realise it has been quite some time since I posted a blog, I can’t believe where the year has gone, its September already, how did that...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read


Positivity, a help or hinderance?
Positivity seems to be a bit of a buzz word at the moment, many people would have you maintain a positive mindset as the antidote to all...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read


Overwhelm?
Hello, sorry I haven’t been posting much recently, time seems to have got away from me recently, I have no idea how it has come to be...
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Jan 12, 20212 min read


Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD
It is that time of year, the days are getting shorter, the clocks have gone back and we see less and less daylight, even during the day...
ruthgem24
Oct 29, 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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Sep 10, 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...
ruthgem24
Sep 4, 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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Jul 12, 20203 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
ruthgem24
Jun 3, 20202 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...
ruthgem24
May 4, 20203 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...
ruthgem24
Apr 7, 20202 min read


Just keep swimming!
In this worrying time how can you take care of yourself mentally?
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Mar 19, 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...
ruthgem24
Mar 10, 20202 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...
ruthgem24
Feb 24, 20203 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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Feb 10, 20204 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...
ruthgem24
Jan 29, 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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Jan 19, 20203 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...
ruthgem24
Dec 30, 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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Dec 5, 20193 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...
ruthgem24
Nov 24, 20192 min read
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