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Self-Love and Mental Health: Why It Matters

In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, it’s easy to lose sight of one’s own needs. Between work commitments, family responsibilities, and societal expectations, we often prioritise everything and everyone else over ourselves. Yet, neglecting self-love can have significant consequences for our mental health. Self-love is not about vanity or selfishness; it’s about recognising your worth, […]

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Time to Talk Day: The Power of Talking About Mental Health

6 February – Time to Talk Day highlights something deeply human and essential to mental wellbeing: being able to talk openly and honestly about how we’re really feeling. Talking often begins with everyday conversations — a daughter telling her mum how counselling helped, a friend checking in, a partner gently suggesting support. These moments matter.

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Cancer Awareness Day

The Emotional Impact of Cancer and the Role of Online Counselling Across the UK Cancer Awareness Day is a time to recognise not only the physical realities of cancer, but also the emotional and psychological impact of cancer. While treatment plans, scans, and outcomes are often the focus, the emotional experience can be just as

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Movember: Growing Awareness, Saving Lives

💙 Movember: Growing Awareness, Saving Lives

Changing the Story of Men’s Mental Health Every November, moustaches become more than just a fun trend… What began as a light-hearted initiative has grown into a global movement. Movember tackles some of the most serious issues facing men today, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and suicide prevention. At its heart, Movember is about conversation,

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Anxiety: Friend or Foe?

Anxiety is a very common and significant focus of therapeutic work, but anxiety itself is not an enemy or a problem, it’s just our body’s way of letting us know that something is wrong. In the same way that our immune system protects us from bacteria and viruses, our core feelings of Anger, Sadness and Fear form part

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