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,...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jun 7, 2024 | Mental Health, self-care, self-compassion, Wellbeing
While many strides have been made in serious mental health conversations, one crucial aspect remains inadequately addressed: men’s mental well-being. The prevailing societal narrative surrounding masculinity often inhibits men from acknowledging and confronting their...
by Westmeria Counselling | May 9, 2024 | Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-compassion
It was one of those days. And not the good type. I was walking my dog in our local park with my shoulders hunched and my inner critic at full volume. As I entered a thicket of trees I looked up. It was deep dusk, and the branches had formed a ring around an open patch...
by Westmeria Counselling | Apr 8, 2024 | Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-care, self-compassion
For a long period of my life, I defined self-care as selfish, also recognising that I was, still am, a people pleaser. I wonder what your initial thoughts and feelings were when reading the term ‘people pleaser’? I am curious because I believe language is extremely...
by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 2, 2024 | Mental Health, self-care, self-compassion, Wellbeing
To mark Self-Injury Action Day I thought that I would write an article explaining what self-injury is, how you can help your loved ones if they use self-injury to cope with difficult emotions and how those that self-injure can help themselves to live with, decrease or...
