Life can be very confusing December 28, 2020 – Posted in: Sin categoría

By Sole Jewell BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist, CBT and Life Coach. We are living in a very confusing time. From a very young age, we have been told how to live, how to think, how to behave and how to talk. The list goes on and is practically endless. We teach and encourage our children to talk, but we spend most of their childhood telling them to be quiet. We teach our children to have manners…

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What is depression? November 21, 2020 – Posted in: Sin categoría

Let´s begin by defining what depression is. Depression is a mood disorder that can affect a person’s daily life and routine. Some might describe it as a feeling of sadness, loss or anger. Depression is a collection of stamps that we accumulate throughout our lives, and we don’t know how we collected so many symbols of sadness, decisions, experience and thoughts about how we didn’t make the right decisions. During my experience working as a counsellor, I…

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How to help your stress levels with boundaries – Posted in: Sin categoría

Have you noticed what is going on around you at present? We are finding what is happening around us very stressful, not just what is happening with the pandemic but, most of all, what is happening with each other – at home, outside with friends and with your colleagues at work. Stress is the body’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental and…

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What is happening with the world? – Posted in: Sin categoría

Earlier this year, we started to hear about this horrible virus that is killing so many people around the world. All of a sudden, our lives changed dramatically and we were not allowed to visit our family and friends. This year, as a result, we have been forced to change and become more sterile and not just physically, but mentally. Many of us feel that we are unable to trust anymore because we cannot read…

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