Last week and this week bring with them: The Spring Equinox Easter The clocks going forward. What do all these things have in common? They all contain within them the shift of season. Out of winter and into Spring. With this shift comes … [Read more...]
Valentines Day – Be Kind To Yourself
It will not be news to many of you that valentine’s day can feel like a difficult time of year. It could be that you are single and want to be in a relationship, have gone through a break up, experienced the death of a loved one, or are in a … [Read more...]
Coping with the New Year
Hopeful or Hopeless? A Beginning or an End? January can often see an influx of people trying therapy . . . Yet why is this? It’s a funny old time isn’t it? Arguably the most “intense” (for whatever reason it was for you) time of the year is over, … [Read more...]
Why does Christmas begin in October? Coping with Christmas stress and winter blues
“I swear it starts earlier and earlier” we say . . . “It’s too soon!” we cry . . . “Did you know [fill in as appropriate] has their Christmas tree up already?!” … It’s an age-old tale . . . As this time of year approaches, and we notice that the … [Read more...]
SAD about the Clocks going back …?
The clocks have gone back . . . A signifier to some of us of something that we may not have noticed so far . . . It has officially transitioned to winter. The evenings are coming along faster at the end of each day, it’s light for a lot less of the … [Read more...]
