Change Therapy

13/03/2026

Selective Attention: Benefits and Challenges

Have you wondered about what type of attention you have? Do you have selective attention or general attention abilities? What are the differences with selective and general attention? The wide, finite resource for information processing, which includes focus and awareness, is attention. The capacity to block out distractions in order to concentrate on a single task, such as listening to a friend in a noisy environment, is known as…...

https://changetherapy.org.uk/2026/03/13/selective-attention-benefits-and-challenges/

20/01/2026

Mindful Eating

What is Mindful Eating? Mindful eating, or conscious eating, is the practice of being fully attentive to your food, your feelings, your hunger, and the object you will consume. It’s about eating consciously, engaging all senses, and acknowledging responses, feelings, and physical cues like hunger or fullness. By learning how to eat slower and more mindfully, we can not only enjoy our meals more but also become better attuned to our body’s needs, leading to improved well-being and satisfaction....

What is Mindful Eating? Mindful eating, or conscious eating, is the practice of being fully attentive to your food, your feelings, your hunger, and the object you will consume. It’s about eating consciously, engaging all senses, and acknowledging responses, feelings, and physical cues like hunger ...

30/12/2025

Time is Precious

What do I mean by ‘precious time’? It represents time that is exceptionally important, valuable and limited. Time is a limited resource that we cannot get back. Do you come out with an excuse to yourself, that you have been unable to fulfil the tasks that you plan each day? Do you know that feeling where you cannot do everything you intend to do, and that could be because other things have taken priority?...

https://changetherapy.org.uk/2025/12/30/precious-time-and-positive-mindset/

29/10/2025

What does your IQ tell you? The perception of the general public is accepting of the idea an individual’s intelligence can be measured through an IQ test. IQ tests are mainly mathematical and logic-based tests. A high IQ presumes that you are a very smart person and are therefore provided with certain opportunities in life to succeed, while an individual measured as having a low IQ, usually means that restrictions are placed upon their pathway to education....

What does your IQ tell you? The perception of the general public is accepting of the idea an individual’s intelligence can be measured through an IQ test. IQ tests are mainly mathematical and logic…

24/07/2025

Breathing exercises are a powerful way to manage Stress. One particular method that is becoming more popular worldwide is Deep Breathing. There are many benefits of practicing in this way of which I will explain shortly, so please stay with me. Do you ever stop what you are doing and think exclusively about breathing? It is an automatic function, where we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide....

Breathing exercises are a powerful way to manage Stress. One particular method that is becoming more popular worldwide is Deep Breathing. There are many benefits of practicing in this way of which …

30/06/2025

An uplifting and inspirational story of hope and friendship, between a black labrador and his adopter.

The Big Black Labrador Sometimes a story appears which gets my attention, and this particular one whether true or not, has an uplifting theme about friendship and belonging. This story starts somew…

19/05/2025

Source: freepik Recently, I was contacted by an independent radio station in London, England to take part in their ‘live’ Breakfast Show, which periodically covers current topics of interest in Mental Health. The subject for the planned show was Procrastination, and the organisers invited a clinical psychologist, myself and another psychotherapist to take part in a Q&A session, allowing 10 minutes for each of us to take questions and answer using our previous experience when helping clients overcome procrastination....

Source: freepik Recently, I was contacted by an independent radio station in London, England to take part in their ‘live’ Breakfast Show, which periodically covers current topics of interest in Men…

13/05/2025

Andrew Lim and colleagues at Toronto University carried out tests on 3000 'older' participants at different times of the year to assess cognitive functioning, measuring thinking and concentration skills, as well as physiological tests to look for early signs of Alzheimer's disease. The outcome was that people who tested in Summer and early Autumn obtained significantly higher scores, than those tested in Winter and Spring....

Andrew Lim and colleagues at Toronto University carried out tests on 3000 ‘older’ participants at different times of the year to assess cognitive functioning, measuring thinking and con…

16/04/2025

Personally I have used a few different browsers while surfing the internet and I am always looking out for a browser that can offer a better experience, whether that is one of greater security or a faster more user-friendly one. If I am honest, it would be good to have a browser that was more relaxing to use. While not wishing on AI to take over, I often get more stressed trying to navigate the interface, finding the 'print' or 'download' icon, or staring at the screen which shows screensavers that are dull and boring....

Personally I have used a few different browsers while surfing the internet and I am always looking out for a browser that can offer a better experience, whether that is one of greater security or a…

24/02/2025

Recently, while working in collaboration with an Edinburgh charity, get2gether, to provide a relax in nature walk, we decided on a location a few miles from Edinburgh city centre, which is aptly named Saughton Rose Gardens. Even at the end of the season there were still a few roses in bloom; it was evident that the local community who tended this area, had done a remarkable job producing healthy plants and flowers amongst beautifully landscaped gardens....

Recently, while working in collaboration with an Edinburgh charity, get2gether, to provide a relax in nature walk, we decided on a location a few miles from Edinburgh city centre, which is aptly na…

06/02/2025

Walking outside near Muirfield Riding Therapy Therapy can take many forms. People with disabilities who ride horses for therapeutic purposes do so to de-stress and to improve their well-being, confidence, muscle tone, and coordination.It serves as a workout to enhance motor and sensory abilities for posture, balance, and coordination. Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other…...

Walking outside near Muirfield Riding Therapy Therapy can take many forms. People with disabilities who ride horses for therapeutic purposes do so to de-stress and to improve their well-being, conf…