Be You Counselling Chorley

25/02/2022

Instead of a "to do" list, here is a "To don't" list of things you shouldn't do!

01/02/2022

Have you been affected by su***de?

We know that talking about your feelings can sometimes be hard which is why a peer support group has been set up for people with similar experiences to talk about how su***de has affected them.

Sessions at Lancaster Way Community Centre will start every two-weeks from 3 February, 12-2pm

Email CAD@lscft.nhs.uk or call 07973 728 833 for more information.

31/12/2021

We're always here if you ever need someone to talk to 📱 116 123 ✉️ jo@samaritans.org 💚

30/12/2021

I don’t know about you but I feel I’ve spent the last few days after Christmas recovering from 2021 (and feel I need a good few weeks or months more to recover).

This was most definitely my post of the year- shared and liked over 100,000 times across social media platforms, showing just how much it resonated with people. I think we are all tired after living through increased stress, uncertainty, unpredictability and change for the last two years, with our stress systems on higher alert than usual, and less use of our coping strategies and regular downtime (such as holidays) to regulate this response.

This image and all my drawings from my the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 are now available in the new updated edition of my free ebook ‘how to stay calm in a global pandemic’.

Yes there’s a hint of irony to the title, because of course you can’t always stay calm, but this free ebook book is designed to help at those times.

I’ll pop the link to download it into my stories and add it to the story highlights at the top of my page. The book is totally free for non commercial use. However If you find the book helpful and/ or distribute it (and you feel able) please consider giving a small donation to a mental health charity. I shall link to my justgiving page with my choice of charity in my stories if you would like to donate there. Please particularly consider this if you distribute it in your origination or business.Mental health has been impacted on by the pandemic and a wee token of thanks can help people impacted on.

Thanks for all your support, kind wishes, messages in 2021. Now I’m off to bed again!

Emma

22/12/2021

Had a bit of a penny drop moment this morning when considering the question myself, so many clients, family and friends are asking- 'why is this situation so hard?'. The pandemic has deprived us or at the very least severely impacted on fulfilling some of our fundamental needs as human beings. Many of us feel unsafe, at risk constantly and the freedom to socially connect with people when and how we want is compromised. This has impacted relationships- whether that's spending too much time together or not enough. Or it could be differing opinions about the level of threat or different levels of comfort as we interact. Many people have felt extremely isolated, and others have experienced the overload of being at home and around our families so much more. Let's be kind to ourselves and acknowledge that we are finding it hard because it is hard.

16/12/2021

15/12/2021

In my early professional years, I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?

Rogers, C., 1961. On becoming a person. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, pp.32

14/12/2021

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13/12/2021

10/12/2021

Some wonderful prompts for Christmas from (Dani is American, hence the 'holiday'!)🎄

Which are these are you going to be making time for this Christmas? 🥰

08/12/2021

I thought this was an important reminder to share from . Christmas can make us feel a variety of different emotions, some nice, some less pleasant. However you feel is ok. The main thing is you look after yourself. 💙

07/12/2021

I'm often not a fan of articles that tell us what to do or not do but what this article is essentially saying is that our children need to see us being human.This means even witnessing our struggles and mistakes. It's really easy to feel guilty if our children see us cry lose our temper or make mistakes. Of course there are things that we might need to protect them from but we don't need to appear perfect in our children's eyes, we just need to be real.

This powerful parenting advice puts the 'show' in show and tell.