by Westmeria Counselling | Mar 31, 2020 | Blue Monday, Counselling, Depression, Health, self-care, self-compassion
Rather aptly it seems, April is Stress Awareness month. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are facing an incredible stressful and uncertain time. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what stress is, some ideas on ways to cope, and a personal account from...
by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 27, 2020 | Counselling, Depression, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, self-care, self-compassion
Sharing my personal experience, knowledge and enthusiasm about how we can do more for people with this serious mental illness. I know how it feels to be extremely slim. Until my thirties I was under-weight, and in my twenties people mistakenly thought I had an eating...
by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 10, 2020 | kindness, Mental Health, self-care
Random Acts of Kindness day is on February 17th and here at Westmeria we are privileged to witness how acts of kindness can impact someone and their everyday life. Random Acts of Kindness began in 1993 when Anne Herbert scrawled on a napkin practice random acts of...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jan 6, 2020 | Blue Monday, Health, Mental Health, self-care
With the highs of Christmas activity starting earlier and earlier each year, and the fun of the festive season feeling like an ongoing period of celebrations, it is no wonder that January pales in light and mood when we are left feeling the discomfort of...
by Westmeria Counselling | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorised
With Christmas approaching it is often met with very mixed emotions. Everyone ‘should’ be excited and ‘should’ be looking forward to the Christmas break. With that comes Great Expectations – from others and also, and sometimes with more pressure and demands, from...
