Nathan Ellison Counsellor & Psychotherapist

14/06/2025

NSFW & Dark humour but really informative. What a great series.

This episode is all about generalized anxiety disorder: what anxiety disorders do to your nervous system, why, and what you can do to calm the f*ck down. Mak...

10/10/2023

02/10/2023

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17/05/2022

At 17 years of age to stand tall with pride and share your authentic self with the world is inspirational. Jake will not only be an inspiration for many future football stars but also other players who have yet to share their story.

No one should ever have to hide who they are. 🧡🏳️‍🌈

28/03/2022

So nobody is talking about the Oscars for any other reason than Will Smith.

A legend of our generation won his first Oscar for Best Actor. Unfortunately this was overshadowed by him slapping Chris Rock, the host of the night after making a joke about Jada Pinket-Smith.

The appropriateness of a joke is a totally different discussion and one I won't be getting into. The saddest issue here is that someone at arguably the peak of their career to lose themselves to violence.

Now many people have framed this as the right thing to do, to defend your partner's honour.

It's understandable but it does not make it right. A reason can be sound and logical but it doesn't make it correct.

Male violence continues to be normalised. Calling it chivalry does not make it okay. Violence comes through anger and anger always follow something else. In this case disrespect or humiliation. There are better and healthier ways to deal with such matters.

I think it's clear Will recognises his mistakes and I hope it prompts him to get the support he needs.

For everyone else is this really the example we want set for people. Does this excuse a brawl on a night out? Does this make it understandable when someone beats their partner? Does this excuse someone getting stabbed? In the name of honour and respect.

28/03/2022

Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock live on the Oscars stage was a truly upsetting moment. To see one of the true greats suddenly lose his mind over a joke at his wife’s expense and decide to violently attack Rock was shocking, frightening and depressing.

Some have been supporting him by saying that he was sticking up for his wife, who was in that minute silenced and humiliated…and granted it was a low joke, targeting her alopecia. But to suggest Smith was justified in his actions doesn’t send a message of support to sufferers of alopecia but simply supports the ‘necessity’ of violence. If violence is something a MAN should do if his wife is disrespected in public, then what message does that send? There’s not a big leap from ‘you are disrespecting my wife’ to ‘you are disrespecting ME’ and that is of course the cause of so much male violence, against both men and women.

This was clearly Smith acting out a really damaging idea of what a man does to solve upset: he straightens out the person who caused it.

Will Smith’s a hero, and what influence will this now have in playgrounds and bars and in homes?

If he wants to show he’s a man, the most manly thing he could do now is to apologise to Chris Rock and go into treatment. To admit his wrong-doing and seek to change. If nothing happens, and indeed if he is held up as a great example in some quarters, well, how can anyone then lament violence amongst boys on the streets, for one thing? Aren’t they just defending the honour of their girlfriends, their mothers, their friends, themselves?

Even he was traumatised by his actions. There was no satisfaction for him. In tears in the aftermath he had clearly cracked under whatever pressure he’s under. He needs help.

What else could he have done? Well, how about sat in his seat, and waited for a chance to highlight alopecia and complain about Chris Rock when he had a chance later. And in fact, less than an hour later, he would have had that perfect chance with his Oscar win…instead we were left with a moment more indicative of the messed-up world we live in: the man who had violently slapped down another man, was given a standing ovation.

10/09/2021

A quick message can be a lifeline for someone struggling.

Ask twice/double check.

Connect with them.

Signpost and recommend support.

There's always someone there to listen.

07/09/2021

A scheme set up just six week ago to offer companionship to Chorley residents who have been left isolated by the pandemic has already expanded - both within and beyond the borough.

07/09/2021

Amen to that, and rest in peace to him. Michael K Williams, you made an unforgettable mark on a generation. Omar Little will live forever. Thanks for your work and your life x

12/07/2021

So it's not coming home.

There's going to be plenty of posts covering still supporting the squad and not giving the few who missed any s**t. So let's look at things closer to home.

It's been a great ride (even as a non-fan) to see people get together and get excited and passionate about this tournament.

However this morning there will be many people feeling pretty low. When we build things up and aniticipate something and it doesn't come through it can be crushing. Add to this hangovers/comedowns, being in your overdraft etc. It can be a pretty s**tty place to be.

You need to look after yourself now. Spend some time with your friends outside of the boozer. There's still plenty more to come.

And I don't just mean Qatar 2022.

04/07/2021

Looking for something different to watch?

Check out Bo Burnham - Inside on Netflix.

A "comedy" special like nothing else I've seen. Cathartically voyeuristic in places but well worth the watch.

It's been the soundtrack of my week since watching it.

25/06/2021

I'm definitely feeling less anxious about lockdowns being lifted but this is definitely me 😂

That and being able to pretend you didnt recognise someone you know because of masks.