Tag: wellness
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When the Heat Feels Too Much: A Compassionate Approach to Wellbeing During a Heatwave
If you’ve been feeling more tired, overwhelmed, emotional or simply not quite yourself during the recent hot weather, there may be a very good reason for that. Heat can affect our energy, mood, concentration and motivation more than many people realise. This article explores how hot weather impacts mental wellbeing and how mindfulness, self-compassion and…
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What Is the Stress Bucket? Understanding Stress and How to Reduce It
Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or stressed? Discover how the Stress Bucket Model helps explain why stress builds up and explore practical ways to reduce pressure, improve wellbeing, and create more balance in your life.
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Understanding Executive Function: The Brain’s Self-Management System
Executive function is the brain’s self-management system. Discover what executive function is, how it affects planning, focus, motivation and emotions, and why difficulties can occur during ADHD, anxiety, stress, burnout and other life challenges
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How Hypnotherapy Can Help Anxiety and Support Positive Change
Anxiety can leave the mind and body feeling constantly alert, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted. My latest blog explores how hypnotherapy may help support calmer thinking, confidence, emotional wellbeing, and positive change through relaxation, guided focus, and supportive therapeutic techniques. At New Horizon Therapy Centre in Wisbech, Hayley offers counselling and hypnotherapy sessions tailored to each…
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You Are Not Your Thoughts
Our minds produce a constant stream of thoughts, predictions and inner chatter. Sometimes those thoughts can feel so convincing that we treat them as facts. In this blog, we explore a gentle idea from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: you are not your thoughts. Learning to step back and notice the mind’s mental chatter can create…
