laurenstreetcounsellingMar 26, 20213 min readIt's not OK to not be OK!I can't believe it's nearly April and I am writing my first blog post of 2021! Well, what a year it's been so far. I hope 2021 has been...
laurenstreetcounsellingDec 7, 20203 min readFeelings don't have a size!Hi Everyone! I am sorry it's been a few months since my last blog post, where did that time go! As you can imagine it's been really busy...
laurenstreetcounsellingAug 12, 20205 min readWhen communication goes wonkyOn average we speak between 7,000 & 20,000 words a day (Brizendine, 2006) but how much do we hear? I am a busy therapist so I imagine I...
laurenstreetcounsellingJun 16, 20203 min readDo you have Covid-fatigue?How many times have you heard the following phrases "during this time", "these unprecedented times", "coronavirus crisis", "the new...
laurenstreetcounsellingApr 29, 20203 min readWhen the setbacks strike........So how is everyone doing? I'll be honest, I've found this time a little stressful. I've not written a blog for a while as I didn't feel...
laurenstreetcounsellingNov 29, 20193 min readEmotional responsibility & meI've gone back into the therapy room for this month's blog post and looked at what's been discussed frequently between myself & my...
laurenstreetcounsellingAug 28, 20193 min readIs it perception or reality?What is reality? It sounds like such a simple question but doesn't always give us the answer we'd like. Albert Einstein put it like this...
laurenstreetcounsellingJun 26, 20193 min readDecisions, decisions, decisions!Do I? Don't I? How often do you find yourself at a crossroads trying to make a decision? Decisions are a daily part of life, some studies...
laurenstreetcounsellingMay 14, 20193 min readWhy is failure not an option?It just so happens that the usual week for my monthly blog post also falls on Mental Health Awareness Week. It seems as if mental health...
laurenstreetcounsellingJan 21, 20192 min readI am feeling blue; and I am not ashamed to admit it.So apparently today is now known as "Blue Monday". The third Monday of January shall forever be labelled as the most depressing day of...
laurenstreetcounsellingJan 7, 20192 min readNew year new who??Happy New Year to you all. How many of us now hear "new year new me", "what's your new years resolutions?" and "this is the start of a...
laurenstreetcounsellingNov 20, 20183 min readWho's afraid of the big C?Can you believe we're only 35 days away from Christmas? I don't know about you but I feel that I've only just gotten over Christmas 2017...