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 | 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 | 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 | Mar 5, 2024 | Anxiety, self-care, Stress, Wellbeing
Hello, my name is Jasmine, but you can call me the Clutter Queen. Over the years I have gone from being buried under a mountain of my own clutter to being super organised and clutter free. Talking from my personal experience with mental health issues and how my...
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...
