Have you ever thought to yourself “Do I love someone who is bad for me?” Don’t be too hard on yourself for falling for someone who is toxic, or at least has a negative influence on you. Many of us do find ourselves asking this...
Read moreDo you consider yourself a genuine person, not wearing a mask or a fake persona? Most people would rate authenticity as an important requirement for a relationship, even if it is in business, but especially in friendships or romance. Yet, we all...
Read moreIt seems that people-pleasing is a habit that affects women more than men, and it is learned in childhood. If the series on people-pleasing written by our London-based therapist Teyhou Smyth has resonated with you, this next article may help you...
Read moreHow are you coping with what 2020 has thrown at you so far? Even those people who have stable relationships, jobs and health, have been feeling the stress of this unprecedented time in our generation. Those of us who are unfortunate enough to...
Read morePeople pleasing can sometimes lead people down the path of self-destruction. As we considered in our previous post on People Pleasing, constantly putting others before ourselves can cause resentment and anger. Unrecognised or suppressed anger can...
Read morePeople pleasing has complex roots and is sometimes hard to identify in ourselves, even when we recognise it in others. It affects so many areas of our lives and all our relationships. It has a profound effect on the decisions we make and the...
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 moreThis week we are continuing on with our mini series on attachment started two weeks ago. So far in this series our London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, has shared with us her thoughts on early childhood attachment – how it is nurtured and...
Read moreHow is everyone’s 2019 going so far? Did you make new any year’s resolutions? Have you kept them so far? We make promises to ourselves all the time (and we break them too), not just at the start of a new year. And many of these...
Read moreAs we pause between Christmas and New Year (collectively loosening our belts!), before we start to look forward to 2019 it is good to look back at 2018. And our focus should be on what we can be thankful for. Allowing gratitude to permeate our...
Read moreRegular readers of our blog will know that here at the Connolly Counselling Centre we place great value in helping people to heal and become whole, and in growing to love and accept themselves. Many previous blog posts have looked at the issues...
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