by Westmeria Counselling | Jun 8, 2022 | Depression, Health, Mindfullness, self-care, Wellbeing
Getting help and support can often be the first step towards getting and staying well. It’s not always easy, especially when you are feeling low. It is important to remember that you are not alone and that you deserve support. Reasons that you might want to get help: ...
by Westmeria Counselling | Mar 12, 2022 | self-care, Wellbeing
Addiction recovery is something that can be managed with specialist help and there are agencies in each Borough that can support someone. While Westmeria aren’t a specialist agency in this way, once the addiction is managed and someone is in recovery, talking therapy...
by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 10, 2022 | self-care
I asked myself what self- care means to me? Without long reflection, I came up with primary needs and necessity. It would not have been the same answer 20 years ago as I have learnt it after having some setbacks that required to put myself first. Now I feel that I am...
by Westmeria Counselling | Sep 1, 2021 | Counselling, Depression, Mental Health, self-care, Stress, Wellbeing
Have you ever had a thought of “I wish I couldn’t wake up? I can’t face it anymore!”. I had, but it was a temporary feeling of low mood with no intension to end my life. I consider myself the lucky one who was able to share my thoughts about difficulties of certain...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jul 9, 2021 | self-care
The term self-care is used a lot these days, but what does it really mean? The World Health Organisation 1998 definition is: “Self-Care is what people do for themselves to establish and maintain health, and to prevent and deal with illness. It is a broad concept...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jul 21, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, self-care, self-compassion, Wellbeing
Making the most of your self-care day self-care /sɛlfˈkɛː/ noun the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health. the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of...
