Physician burnout affects approximately 50% of medical professionals. Given the long hours and increasing demands, it is no surprise that so many of our medical providers are overwhelmed, depressed and burned out. Last week we looked at what the...
Read moreAs part of our series examining burnout in high stress professions, in today’s blog post by therapist Teyhou Smyth we explore the signs of burnout in doctors and other medical professionals. As the old adage goes: “Physician, heal...
Read moreWe trust that you took time in the last week or so to really focus on your own mental health with all the varied and interesting opportunities on offer over Mental Health Week and on World Mental Health Day. It is so important to pay attention to...
Read moreThis week in our blog we turn our attention to those working in the financial services sector – continuing on with our series looking at burnout in high stress professions. Once again our London-based therapist Teyhou Smyth explains the...
Read moreAs we said last week, although we try to keep our articles general and applicable to most people, we have taken a detour to look at some high stress jobs. We continue this week to examine burnout in the legal profession. Therapist Teyhou Smyth...
Read moreWe have generally tried to keep our blog posts general enough to apply to a wide range of our readers, but sometimes we hone in on a specific group of people to address. In today’s blog post we are looking at the stress experienced by those...
Read morePolitical fallout can take its toll on the lives of individuals on a deeply personal level. With the pending Brexit changes, no one knows this better than the divided people of the UK and the EU. Major political changes can be unnerving...
Read moreFor any of you who have visited the Centre or have been following our blog for some time, it will come as no surprise to hear that Owen Connolly is a sought after conference speaker and workshop facilitator within the mental health field. For...
Read moreLast week we looked at the phenomenon of the Imposter Syndrome that affects so many of us. The Centre’s London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, had some good advice in her article and she follows it on today by examining the concept of...
Read moreWhile we’ve lately been talking about self love and self care on the blog – especially with regard to our mental health and how mindfulness can help – in today’s article we are going to look at something that plagues many...
Read moreContinuing on from last week’s post about self love, in today’s Therapists Thoughts article we look at self care. Our London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, looks at what self care is and how it is related to mindfulness. So many of us...
Read moreWhile we have been discussing relationships and love in the last number of articles, we haven’t looked at self love. This kind of love is foundational to our mental health and how we engage in our other relationships. So in today’s...
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