Coming off antidepressants In recent times the prescription of antidepressant medication has become almost epidemic. Many people who are struggling with a crisis in their lives go to their GP feeling low and having poor sleep and come away with a prescription ...

Breakthrough in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  (PTSD) Treatment Trauma is a life changer. One minute you are bouncing along and life is great and the next minute something happens that changes everything… Sometimes the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress ...

Emotional needs and resilience to adversity How resilient are you, at the moment? Our resilience to adversity is not fixed and can change over time depending on how balanced our lives are. It varies depending on how well we are getting our essential needs met ...

 “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”  Victor Frankl (1946) Some background and previous research on fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a devastating condition characterised by widespread pain, debilitating ...

Three common causes of relationships deteriorating over time (as established by 40 years of research by The Gottman Institute). Over time, in long-term relationships, partners have a tendency to start focusing exclusively on what their partner is doing wrong ...

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn Although mindfulness has only recently been embraced by Western psychology, it is an ancient practice found in a wide range of ...