It’s completely normal to feel heightened emotions like anger or anxiety when we’re frustrated or nervous. One of the biggest challenges to working with difficult emotions like anxiety and anger is to accept them in the first place. It’s hard … Continued
People often start the new year with high hopes and expectations. January can be marked with a frenzy of new goals, resolutions and promised lifestyle changes. However, research shows that most people fail to keep their resolutions beyond the first … Continued
We all feel stuck from time to time, but for some people, it can feel like a way of life. You may feel very stuck in a job you don’t like, stuck in a relationship that doesn’t nourish you, or … Continued
Clinical Psychologist, Tony Bates, gives insight to the importance and benefits of ‘opening up’ for our mental health in this RTE podcast https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21918524 How can counselling help? Most of us, at some time in our lives, have periods when it … Continued
“Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not resisting the fact that things end, that things pass, that things have no lasting substance, that everything is changing all the time—that is the basic message.” Pema Chodron … Continued
Values are what we find meaningful in life. They are what you care about and consider to be important. Values are different for everybody and they can change over time. Get to know your values in the worksheet below. Values … Continued
“What would it be like if I could accept life – accept this moment – exactly as it is?” – Tara Brach
As we move from one season into another, I thought about sharing a favorite poem, good for ‘challenging days’ or any day – The Guest House, written by the 13th century Persian poet, Rumi, it is one of the most … Continued
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. … Continued
A healthy relationship requires the space to be yourself, to maintain your personal integrity. Most people will respect your boundaries when you explain what they are and will expect that you will do the same for them; it’s a two-way … Continued