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Anxious? Stressed? You are not alone. Let’s face it most mums in normal times find parenting fairly stressful, but after a year of covid/lockdowns/home-schooling and no social – life, most mums are saying that they are really struggling with their mental health. The big problem is, is that unchecked stress IS dangerous. It CAN kill.…
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I wonder how many of us have said “My new year’s resolution is to lose weight/stop drinking/ stop gambling/ go running every day/ stop smoking? “We all do it, don’t we, even in some small way to try and improve ourselves. So, is it really that important that we do this, year after year? I…
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“What happened to my cuddly, adorable ten-year-old?” a mum asked me recently in my children’s therapy clinic. “She used to be so loving and always wanting to hug me but now she doesn’t want much to do with me or her dad at all!” I hear this an awful lot! All that’s happening is that…
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A World of Worry! As the various countries all around the world starts to re-open after months of lockdown, every family is facing difficult decisions about how to cope. Is it safe? Can we start visiting family members? Can our teens be trusted to take care when socialising with their mates? Then of course there…
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