12 Days of Christmas – Self Care

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  Christmas is supposed to be the season to be merry but for many of us it is a season of stress and anxiety.  It can also be a time of loneliness particularly if you have recently lost a loved one or your loved one is away.  It is also a time of shopping for…

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How to Reclaim your Life after Childhood Sexual Abuse

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What do you remember about your childhood?  Do you have happy memories?  Did you feel loved, secure, protected and innocent?   For many adults, their memories and experiences of their childhood are very different, and these experiences can have a long-lasting effect for the rest of their lives.   According to the Australian Bureau of…

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How to find Self-Love this Valentine’s Day

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February is here and everyone is talking about Valentine’s Day and we will shortly be bombarded by all the commercialism around it.  Don’t get me wrong, I love romance as much as anyone else and I have been happily married for 19 years but I think there is so much pressure to be part of…

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What Women Want: Equality

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As a counsellor, gender equality and pay parity aren’t really areas I can claim to be an expert in as part of the discussion around International Women’s Day (IWD). But as a counsellor specialising in women’s wellness, there are a number of subjects I’m privy to having experience with that I think well and truly…

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