Last week our blog post focused on resilience in the entitled surroundings of social media. And it occurred to us that perhaps not everyone is as familiar with the term “resilience” as those of us in the mental health field. So in...
Read moreAs we prepare to enter into the Christmas season, many of us may be dreading the onslaught of the Christmas hype on social media. So much of our worth seems to be measured against the seemingly fantastic lives of others that we see online, even...
Read moreThe foot is often thought of as the Cinderella of the Rheumatoid world. But Angela Ferris, the Centre’s podiatrist, is looking to change that perception with today’s #TherapistsThoughts blog post. If you, or someone you know, has...
Read moreBuilding on last week’s blog post on handling changes in the workplace, this week we take a look at managing shifting from our work identities to our home identities. While so many of us now work, and in jobs that can cause us a great deal...
Read moreIf you’ve been reading our blog for a while you will have noticed that our posts have been focussed mainly on the issues people experience in their personal lives and relationships. However, for many adults a large portion of their waking...
Read moreWe are fortunate to have Angela Ferris recently join our team as a podiatrist to look after our clients’ feet. In today’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post, Angela explains about diabetic foot care. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and blood...
Read moreContinuing on with our series on LGBTQ issues, today’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post from our London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, looks at the negative effects of stigma. Many of the help resources mentioned in this blog post are located in...
Read moreThis week is Mental Health Week in Ireland and today is World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is “Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World”. In order to help raise awareness of this important topic, the Centre’s...
Read moreWe’re back with another LGBTQ-focussed article in this week’s #ThursdayThoughts blog. Teyhou Smyth, our Centre therapist based in London, looks at how people identifying with the GSM view themselves and can internalise stigma. Read...
Read moreIt’s been a while, but we’re delighted to welcome Centre therapist Carly Salter back to #ThursdayThoughts. Once again her #TherapistsThoughts piece focusses on our intra-personal relationship – this time she gives us some really...
Read moreToday’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post is the second in our LGBTQ-focussed series by Centre therapist, Teyhou Smyth. In this article she looks at the causes and results of discrimination against people identifying as part of the LGBTQ...
Read moreCentre therapist, Teyhou Smyth, based in London, has started a new blog series focused on the mental health of the LGBTQ community. Her first article focuses on the issues that make letting others know about their LGBTQ identity so difficult for...
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