by Westmeria Counselling | Dec 6, 2024 | Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-compassion
In life there are many repetitive tasks, things we have no choice but to do, on repeat over and over. For example, a school run, cooking meals, going to work, etc! Some of these things I have no control over, but I can control the way I am experiencing them. When life...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Westmeria Counselling | Oct 30, 2024 | Mental Health, Nutrition, self-care, Wellbeing
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Woolf  Our relationship with food goes beyond simple sustenance. What we eat doesn’t just fuel our bodies but profoundly affects our minds and emotions, impacting how we...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Westmeria Counselling | Oct 9, 2024 | Anxiety, Mental Health, self-care, self-compassion, Wellbeing
Relationship breakups, the loss of loved ones and moving house are frequently cited as some of life’s most stressful events.   Moving house was the time of great anxiety for me. What had been the home for my children and me for a number of years was up in the air. The...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Westmeria Counselling | Sep 4, 2024 | Health, Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-care, Wellbeing
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein  Music has always played a major role in my life going back to my earliest memories. My mother taught...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Westmeria Counselling | Jul 31, 2024 | Health, Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-care
Change is hard, exciting, sometimes scary, and always full of the unknown. Whether a new job, school year or a whole new chapter of our life, change can overwhelm with uncertainty.   When we choose the new beginning like moving to a new flat or going back to school,...