People pleasing in its mildest form is fairly common in social and relationship interactions, as people naturally want to be liked by others. However, deep people-pleasing behaviours stem from insecure attachment styles formed by negative early...
Read moreSometimes we go through hard times; sometimes, people give us a hard time. And sometimes we are hard on ourselves. It can be difficult for many people to think positively about themselves, and there are many reasons for that. But just because we...
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 moreWe’re well into the start of 2020 now – how are your new year’s resolutions doing? Did you make any for this year? After the indulgence and perhaps stress of the Christmas season, most of us do make some kind of effort to...
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...
Read moreWhile we all enter into romantic relationships, and even platonic friendships, with great hopes and positivity, the reality is that many relationships not only go through hard times, but they fall apart completely. Many, if not most of us, are no...
Read moreIn the last few weeks we covered rebuilding intimacy and surviving infidelity in relationships and a number of common issues that many couples face. Our London-based therapist, Teyhou Smyth, has examined these issues and given some good advice...
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...
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 moreLove is in the air this week, as many people around the world have been celebrating Valentine’s Day. And, of course, various types of love are celebrated, whether it be parental love, sibling love, friendship love or loving your pet! But...
Read moreIn last week’s #Thursday Thoughts blog post we started a mini-series that considers how childhood experiences affect our adult lives and influence our parenting. (You can read it here if you missed it.) Owen Connolly has some great insights...
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