We all lead difficult lives. Pressures of work, family and lifestyle can sometimes find us struggling to deal with certain situations and lead to addiction as a way of coping. Whether it’s you that’s experiencing the addiction or you are the friend or loved one of a person that has a developed an addiction, counselling can [...]
We compartmentalise so much of our lives. We have our home life, and our work life, our social life, and our sex life. We get advice from an expert in this field, and then in that. And sometimes we forget to consider the whole, to notice the effect one area of our life has on [...]
Whether you’re married or in a relationship you may find that you are in a situation where life is not going quite as planned. Some couples find that they are able to talk together to resolve any difficulties, however it may be that your relationship has reached a point where outside professional help can be [...]
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult and harrowing experiences to cope with in life. Bereavement can affect people in any number of ways. If you’re in Surrey, local specialist bereavement counselling can help you to discover coping mechanisms and gain reassurance following the loss of a loved one. After a loss [...]
So much of our lives can be spent re-living the past, or in the mists of the future that we don't really enjoy where we are. As children, we long to be more grown-up, and then we think things will be better once we've finished all that study and all those exams, when we have [...]
Even a forced smile encourages your body to produce more oxytocin, the “feel good” hormone. Here’s a short meditation visualisation to promote your sense of emotional wellbeing. If you’re not a visual person, you can simply sense or imagine in any way you can. […]
I heard this lovely story from Tara Brach: In the hall of a monastery, was a huge Buddha statue. It wan’t particularly attractive, as it was only made of clay, but the monks cared for it and did their best to show it off by painting it. However, about ten years ago, it was exceptionally [...]