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12/09/2025

With many turning to AI for advice, we need to be mindful of the dangers and also, to ensure ways to make it work well for us.

As a Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I have an obvious bias when it comes to considering whether AI can provide effective support. Therefore, my view is that

31/01/2025

As we hit the end of January, our well-meaning resolutions may now be waning - Is it time to revitalise them?

As New Year is well behind us, now is the time to reflect and revitalise our resolutions.

22/11/2024

https://www.personalempowerment.co.uk/2024/11/21/why-talking-is-an-effective-coping-mechanism/

Talking is so helpful to help us with stress, low mood and anxiety. It’s an effective coping mechanism that helps us regulate our emotions in so many ways such as – Processing our thoughts and feelings. Speaking slows our thoughts down, gives us clarity and helps organise our thoughts in our min...

17/09/2024

Car accidents are often shocking events that can cause physical injuries and profound
psychological trauma. Accidents can affect the brain’s ability to function and it’s structure.
This article looks into the neurobiological effects of car crash trauma on the brain, the
psychological and cognitive consequences and how we can recover from this.

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Car accidents are often shocking events that can cause physical injuries and profound psychological trauma. Accidents can affect the brain’s ability to funct

16/05/2024

You may be aware it’s Mental Health Awareness week which is all about reinforcing the importance of our mental health in our lives.

You may be aware it’s Mental Health Awareness week which is all about reinforcing the importance of how our mental health plays in our lives. We are bombard

30/04/2024

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30/04/2024

It's Meaningful May as Action for Happiness launch their mindfulness calendar. They're a movement concerned with creating greater happiness and kindness in the world. Here at Personal Empowerment Therapy, we kind of love them. ,

25/04/2024

Anxiety can cause nausea in teenagers (and people of any age, for that matter). When someone
experiences anxiety, their body can react in various ways, including triggering symptoms like
nausea, stomach discomfort, and even vomiting.

Outside of your brain, our digestive system contains the second largest number of nerves in
your body hence, some scientists even call your gut your second brain.

Anxiety can cause nausea in teenagers (and people of any age, for that matter). When someone experiences anxiety, their body can react in various ways, includi

15/03/2024

Breathing techniques to help control panic attacks and can help ground us.

Check our new blog post to find out why - www.personalempowerment.co.uk

14/03/2024

Breathing Techniques that you help calm anxiety and panic quickly and easily and why they're so effective.

Breathing techniques and deep breathing can help calm panic and anxiety very quickly for several reasons such as – It activates the Para-Sympathetic Syst

30/11/2023

Trying to Find Yourself? 30th November 2023 By: admin Category: Wellbeing Advice Comments: 0 Mental HealthSelf-careWellbeing

03/11/2023

Developing resilience can directly contribute to being successful and achieving your goals in life. Here we look at how we can develop our resilience.
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Firstly, lets define the terms Resilience and Success to bring a little clarity….. What is resilience? It’s our capacity to withstand or to recover