Mindfulness and Letting Go of Worry
Much of our stress comes from thinking about the past or worrying about the future. When we live in the present moment and our attention is focused on what we are doing right now, there is no room for anything else to enter into our thinking. There’s little…
Top tips for using self care to manage your emotions
Self care is paramount to our overall mental and physical health. Without taking time out for ourselves we may become lost, frustrated, and hopeless. There are many basic self-care and lifestyle strategies that can help increase emotional health. As they say “put your own oxygen mask on first…
How to Set Your Goals
Effective goal setting is a skill and requires a fair bit of practice to get the hang of it. When setting goals, it is useful to make sure that they are SMART goals. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Resourced, and Time-limited. Here’s a breakdown of each of…
Managing anxious thoughts
The thoughts we have are a big influence on how we end up feeling. It is not the situation that we are in that determines how we feel, but rather it is the thoughts, meanings, and interpretations that we set around that situation. Just as we are often…
Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a time-limited and goal oriented psychological intervention that aims to teach individuals practical skills in order to manage their mental health issues. The goal of CBT is to help individuals identify and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that may be maintaining their…