HELPING YOURSELF – Page 10 – Safe Harbour Therapy and Counselling

Getting Through that “Black Cloud” Day

You know the feeling, everything you touch, say, plan or think goes wrong and you wonder why you got out of bed that morning...

Writing Your Life Story Can Help Bring Perspective

When we look at our lives within a process of change, we tend to open up a lot of boxes, some of which have been closed tightly for many years...

We Can Only Hope The World Will Change

For us, this is the third week of lock-down, quarantine, isolation, or whatever other label you would like to put on it...

Codependents In Isolation: A Question Of Self-Care

The weekend has been tough so far. In our small town, new confirmed cases are being reported every day. There is a sense of surrealism...

The Week That Was: Notes From Forced Isolation

I work from home and even under the best of conditions, rarely go out apart from the one day I call my weekend... usually Saturday. Then I either go walking…

Self-Isolation Is Difficult: Lessons From Day 3

We are lucky enough to work from home so we have plenty of opportunity to keep our minds active. In fact, my workload especially has increased...

Self-Isolation For The Anxious

The Coronavirus is here and it's becoming increasingly scary. From 12pm today, I along with the rest of the population in the country I live in, will only be allowed outside...

Codependency: “Me Time” Is An Essential Part Of Any Relationship

Many people feel threatened when their partner asks for "space". The immediate thought might be that they are ending the relationship or it is heading in the wrong direction...

Mindful Acceptance Leads To Self-Compassion

“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments...

The Critical Aspects of Codependency Recovery

At the heart of this process is a willingness to work on oneself and to accept that co-dependency is an issue in relationships...