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Stress Talk - Theodora, Health Psychologist, M.Sc

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Stress Talk - Theodora, Health Psychologist, M.Sc

🌍 Online Therapy Practice
💻 1-2-1 sessions
📌 Webinars
Links 👉https://linktr.ee/theodorastresstalk

17/07/2025

Are you a therapist, coach or any kind of service provider looking for a warm, professional space in a great location?

My office in The Hague is available for hourly rent or full-time subrent starting August (with earlier flexibility).

📍 Location perks:

12 min walk from both Den Haag Centraal & Laan van NOI

3 min walk from tram stop

Free bike parking & paid car parking

🏢 Facilities:

Business building with front desk for client info

Fully equipped kitchen, toilets, free cleaning service & Wi-Fi

🛋️ The room:

Bright space with large window & great view

Furnished with desk, armchairs, coffee/tea appliances & small fridge

Ideal for sessions & admin work

💶 Rates:

€20/hour

€750/month for full-time sublet from August onward

Open to flexible arrangements if you need to start earlier

🗓️ Current availability:

Full days: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday

From 15:00 on Saturdays

Schedule can be flexible (I work online often)

📸 See photos in this post.
💬 Comment or DM me for more info or to schedule a visit!

12/11/2023

| Are you a psychology student? This is for you! |
If you have just graduated from a psychology course and are in search of what to do with your career, join the Online Career Event “Just finished my studies, what now?” organised by the SPS-NIP Commissies (Section Psychology Students- Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen).

I will be there with colleagues from different disciplines in psychology to provide career advice and practical tips for your dream career path!

The event will take place via Zoom on November 23rd at 17:00 CET. Click here to find more information and book your ticket: https://app.clubcollect.com/forms/en/sps-nip-carriere-c/career-committee-sps-nip

I hope to see you there!

Sending positive vibes,

Theodora

04/09/2023

| You need to look |
If you are in this journey too, and your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you know that something needs to change.

There are multiple times that people come to therapy telling me that they are always stressed but they don't know why.

I always explain that apart from learning how to manage stress, an important component of therapy is to understand the cause(s) of stress and make changes in your life.

Change can be scary but it can also lead to great things.

So, I invite you to look at your relationships, the people around you and your routine and see if there is anything there that makes you lose control and sight of who you trully are.

Remember, people and habits are supposed to make us to want to be better. They are not supposed to make us feel worse about ourselves.

Sending positive vibes,
Theodora

15/08/2023

| What do you struggle with? |
Burnout symptoms can vary among adults.

However, there are a few signs that I have identified to almost all my clients with burnout through the years.

These are the most common things you may struggle with when you have a burnout:
✔️Opening your work laptop in the morning
✔️Talking to friends and family
✔️Caring about personal hygiene
✔️Doing things you used to enjoy like going to the gym or finding time for your hobby

What is the most irritating for you? I remember mine was to open my work laptop in the morning.

Tell me yours in the comments 👇️

27/07/2023

| You need to understand this |
Stress can have a significant impact on concentration and cognitive function.

When you experience stress, your body's stress response is triggered, which releases hormones like cortisol and adrenaline.

While these hormones can be helpful in certain situations, chronic or excessive stress can lead to negative effects on the brain and cognitive abilities, including concentration.

Have you noticed that you can't concentrate when you are stressed?

Then stay tuned for ways to improve concentration when stressed in the posts to come ;)

26/07/2023

| Have you ever wondered what is the difference? |
In everyday dialogues it is very common to use the words stress and anxiety as the same thing.

However, in the field of mental health we know that there are differences between the two concepts as they are not the same.

The differences usually have to do with the:
✔️nature of the response
✔️time orientation
✔️emotions
✔️phsyical signs
✔️triggers

This does not mean though that they are not connected. One can lead to the other and vice versa.

So, which one do you think you have? Anxiety, stress, both or none? Tell me in the comments 👇️

25/07/2023

| Finding peace within the chaos |
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Living with anxiety is like riding a roller coaster of emotions.

From the racing thoughts to the constant worry, it can feel overwhelming.

But remember, you are not alone.⁠
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Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health.

Monitoring how anxiety manifests in our body and mind is key to understand how to cope with it.

So today, I would like to share a few golden questions we use in therapy to help people monitor their anxiety, the effects on the body, the negative thoughts it triggers and the helpful ways they have used and can still use to address it.

✔️ Monitoring the situations that usually trigger our anxiety can help us identify possible sources of the problem.
✔️ Noticing the physical signs of anxiety can help us understand the size of the effect and can help us recognise it sooner next time.
✔️ Hearing our negative thoughts about ourselves while we are anxious, can help us challenge negative thinking patterns that block our potential.
✔️ Remembering ways we have used in the past that helped with anxiety, can help us find a source of relaxation that we know it works for us.
✔️ Brainstorming about new ways that could help us with anxiety, can make us feel more confident and increase our self-capacity.

As a person who struggles with anxiety a lot, I would like to tell you that it does get better as long as you start monitoring it instead of fighting it.

So, what are your go-to ways to cope with anxiety? Let me know in the comments 👇️

19/07/2023

| 7 ways to look out for |
A toxic relationship can be considered a severe chronic stressor in someone's life and can affect bothe mental and physical health.

Chronic stress affects stress responses in our body, keeping them always activated. This affects the alternation between the sympathetic (alert mode) and the parasympathetic (relax mode) systems.

When these two systems are not in balance then there is a nervous system dysregulation.

Nervous system (NS) dysregulation can lead to multiple emotional and physical consequences.

It is important to be mindful of these and take appropriate action when we feel that a relationship has taken a toll in our overall wellbeing.

Save this post for when in doubt of your relationship.

Sending positive vibes,
Theodora

13/07/2023

| What do you eat during your burnout? |
As a survivor of burnout, I can reassure you that what you eat can make a big difference in your energy and your mood.

Burnout is a state of built up stress which consequently affects -among others- our gut health.

Nutrition then is an important component of the recovery plan for a person with a burnout.

Of course, everyone’s nutritional needs can vary and it is important to make a personalised plan. However, research has shown that these nutrients help with gut health.

In previous posts I have talked about the brain-gut axis and how processes which affect our stress responses, affect our gut health as well and vice versa.

Therefore gut health is important for mental health too. Taking control of your nutrition empowers you to be on top of your recovery.

So remember:

Eat mindfully, recover mindfully ;)

Do you have any nutrition tips you follow to improve your energy and mood? Tell me in the comments!

Disclaimer: This posts aims to educate of nutrients that are important for gut health according to research. It does not replace personalised advice of a licensed nutritionist or a medical professional. Please read with caution and if you feel uncertain or if you suffer from specific conditions, ask the support of a licensed nutrtionist in your area.

11/07/2023

| A quick checklist |
Sleep is very important for our mental and physical wellbeing.

Improving your quality of sleep can be a tricky thing since it is affected by many different factors, so here’s is a quick checklist to see which things you can control on your own.

Taking long naps during the day can disrupt the sleep-wake cycle and it interferes with the sleep pressure, the natural drive for sleep that is building up throughout the day. Therefore, you think you get a lot of rest when you take long naps but this will actually affect the time it takes for you to fall asleep at night.

Looking at your phone before sleep or using any blue light emitting device suppresses the production of melatonin which is a hormone that regulates sleep.

Caffeine is a stimulant that increases alertness and reduces feelings of fatigue. The time for caffeine to be eliminated from the body varies from person to person. The half-time of caffeine is 5 to 6 hours on average which means that if you drink coffee after 3pm, caffeine will still be in your system when it is time to go to bed.

Alcohol is misunderstood because of its relaxing properties. However, when it comes to sleep, alcohol leads to disruptions, interferes with the alternation of sleep stages and suppresses REM sleep leading to bad quality sleep.

Eating your dinner too close to your bed-time can affect sleep due to the increased blood flow directed to the digestive system. The metabolic processes needed to digest a big meal can interfere with the natural sleep processes.

Staying in bed when you cannot fall asleep is actually bad for your sleep patterns. Your brain associates the bed with wakefulness meaning that everytime you are on your bed, your brain will send messages of staying awake instead of messages for initiating sleep processes.

What is your sleep like lately?

Any of these habits that you want to change? Tell me in the comments!

08/07/2023

| What are your plans for the weekend? |

Challenge: Choose any 3 activities from the list and stick to them for the weekend.

You will feel so much better afterwards and you will have your batteries charged for the new week.

My personal 3:
-read a few pages of the book I'm trying to finish for ages
-exercise
-get quality sleep

What's yours?

Tell me in the comments!

06/07/2023

| How well do you sleep? |
Sleep is the most important thing our body does.

Lack of sleep can have a significant impact on stress levels.

Sleep is crucial for the proper functioning of our bodies and minds, and when we don't get enough sleep, it can lead to various physiological and psychological effects, including increased stress.

Are you interested in the topic of sleep? Then save the post for later!

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