So tonight we hear the details of the the government’s “road map out of lockdown” although I suspect most of us have a pretty good idea as to what is happening and when? Cautious seems to be the order of the day which if we are to go by scientific Read more…
As Valentine’s Day approaches this weekend, I suspect it will feel very different to many? There will be those who will not be able to see their loved one, there will be those who have seen far too much of their loved one and there will be those who are Read more…
As the sense of groundhog days continue, this lockdown is certainly taking its toll on many people’s mental health. Perhaps it’s the fact that it’s coupled with the dreariness of January, the continual reporting of doom & gloom and the fact that we’re not out of it yet that this Read more…
I don’t know about you, but last week when I realised that “total lockdown” (whatever that is) had actually only been going for a week, I felt a little downhearted to say the least? My working life means that I haven’t really been a Monday to Friday 9 to 5 Read more…
2021, a New Year, a new vaccine, a time to be hopeful but at the same time a struggle to remain optimistic with talks of another national lockdown and more severe restrictions in place. So I could talk about how we cope with the next few weeks/months but i’m sure Read more…
I don’t know about you but I feel decidedly un-Christmassy right now and those who know me, know that this is unheard of! As you’ve probably gathered, I am a positive person on the whole and both personally and professionally, I always try to look for the good in a Read more…
The tough just like everyone else want to lie down in a darkened room, head under the pillow, eating copious amounts of chocolate, drinking wine and wallowing in self pity! Well, not everyone OBVIOUSLY but right at the moment, I am speaking to an alarming amount of people who usually Read more…
As we hurtle towards Christmas, we are still in a place of great uncertainty. Will we be able to see loved ones? Will we be allowed to travel? How will we manage financially? What will it be like if we can’t do what we’ve always done? For me, this seems Read more…
As we continue to navigate lockdown 2 I am having very similar conversations with my clients most days and they usually start with “I just don’t know why I feel so…..flat/tired/anxious/angry/upset/worn out?” It seems that we felt, perhaps naively, that the second lockdown would be easier, that somehow “we’ve got Read more…
So…..as we head towards another lockdown, I’m hearing lots of mixed feelings from my clients and friends. There are those who feel it is entirely necessary in fact, they feel it’s not tough enough, there are those who think we should have been doing this weeks ago and there are Read more…