Stress management

Managing your mental health at Christmas and New Year

[st_heading el_title=”Open House – 15th November” text_align=”center” ]Open House – 15th November[/st_heading] [st_row div_padding_bottom=”40″ id_wrapper=”elm_5a7342b4a2531″ ][st_column span=”span12″][st_image image_file=”https://aspirecounselling.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Mind-Sanctuary.jpg” image_size_wrapper=”” image_size=”full” image_alignment=”center” m_div_margin_top=”20″ m_div_margin_bottom=”20″ m_image_alignment=”center” id_wrapper=”image_ce04cc8f6ee6d601671b9f06f00eb741″ ][/st_image][/st_column][/st_row][st_row][st_column][st_heading el_title=”Open House – 15th November” ]Open House – 15th November[/st_heading][st_spacer ][/st_spacer][st_text id_wrapper=”text_f9be81a4a69061d75430a787674a8699″ ]We are holding an open house at The Mind Sanctuary on Thursday 15th November.  Come visit us between …

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Taking Care of Myself – Daily Checklist

In 1948 the World Health Organisation(WHO) was founded. Of its current principles, the first is: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Yet, even today, many people struggle to achieve such balanced health. For those lucky enough to have physical and even …

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Struggled to get out of bed today?

“I really struggled to get out of bed today. Did you? I didn’t get up until noon. It was the same yesterday. Then I was hard on myself for it and as a result, I had a miserable day.  Today, the same happened, but I decided to be kind to myself. The difference? I gave …

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7 Tips For Coping With Stressful Events When You’re Bipolar

[st_image image_size_wrapper=”” image_size=”” image_alignment=”center” id_wrapper=”image_a8a58ccf8ad588d0baf2b980f09d789d” ][/st_image][st_image image_size_wrapper=”” image_size=”” image_alignment=”center” id_wrapper=”image_a8a58ccf8ad588d0baf2b980f09d789d” ][/st_image]Recently, my husband severely injured his right hand, requiring emergency surgery and a stay in the hospital. This was stressful on many different levels: emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially. I had to find friends to watch our kids, arrange follow-ups with doctors, and learn how …

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How Mindfulness Helps Me Cope With Anxiety and Depression

This article by Madelyn Heslet, appeared in TheMighty When I’m depressed or anxious, it can be hard for me to remember what makes me happy or what calms me down. Every coping skill I’ve learned in therapy seems to fly out of my head and disappear elsewhere. I used to let the depression or anxiety …

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