by Westmeria Counselling | Sep 11, 2025 | Mental Health, Mindfullness, self-care
My first love, long before counselling, was music. My life has always been full of playlists, and wherever I am, there is always music playing if I can help it, and my degree was in Popular & World Music. I was therefore thrilled to uncover the role that music can...
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 | 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 26, 2024 | Fundraising, kindness, Mindfullness, self-care, self-compassion, Volunterring, Wellbeing
Purpose is something we all, in one form or another, seek from life. Maybe someone’s purpose is their family, friends, work, being part of a team, helping others, etc. and helping others is something which brings a sense of purpose and meaning for me. There are...
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...
