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Sea Glass Counselling & Personal Therapy

Hello, I'm Ruth Jenkins, a Counsellor based in Hythe, Kent, on the southeast coast of England.

In addition to being an accredited member of the NCS, I have undertaken further training within the field of telephone counselling.

24/11/2025

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I'm not going to wax lyrical about Starbucks because of the coffee. Many people will avoid Statbucks and support independent coffee houses. Choice.

However, what is worth waxing lyrical about is the commitment and training that Starbucks invests in each and every employee. By providing exceptional training, baristas are able to put aside personal worries. They have the tools to be focused and disciplined throughout their working day.

Starbucks employees are able to become self-regulated, utilising self-discipline to manage their emotions.

Starbucks have provided their employees with a habit loop. A win win all round.

The positive power of self-regulation....

20/11/2025

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Habits are both powerful, yet fragile.
They are effectual, yet breakable.

A delicate possession which must be cared for and respected.

And like the gossamer threads of a spider's web that connect and intertwine, our habits are woven through the many different areas of lives.....

18/11/2025

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Habits don't ever really disappear. This is why we are able to revert to old 'bad' habits with,what can feel like, relative ease.

However, we have the ability to lay down new patterns of behaviour, new habits. By exercising such neurological control, our new habits can overlay the 'bad' old habits until the new ones become our default position.

We start to form the desired habits and create positive habit loops for ourselves.

This then removes the burden of everyday decision-making because the habit is firmly in place. Our brains experience respite and are able to rest,recharge, and focus on other things.

17/11/2025

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When you decide to make new habits, you begin to make new neurological patterns. Your old habits get overriden by new patterns, new habits. Although the brain activity linked to the old habits is still there, those old impulses are weakened by the new pattern that is emerging.

As you change your habits, you change your brain.....

11/11/2025

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This is such insightful work by Winnicott.

There are so many strands here.... think back to that wonderful childhood game of hide and seek. To find the perfect hiding place prompted so many exquisite emotions. Pure joy at knowing you've secured the best hiding place. When, then, do your feelings start to change? When do they slip into despair and horror?
The realisation that you are not being found....
What do you do? Declare your position or remain hidden? Do you not matter because you are hidden still, or are you jubilant?

And what about everyday life?
Are you hiding or seen.........

04/11/2025

Perspective.
Clarity.
Self-awareness.

For me, Tolstoy says this in such a beautiful way.

03/11/2025

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A time for reflection.
A time for choice.
A time for you.

01/11/2025

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This, for me, is a complex weave of evidence and enlightenment.

By looking at my budget and my bank accounts, I can see clearly what I spend my money on. If we add into the mix my diary, then I can also see who or what I spend my time on. This I call the evidence.

When I unpick it further, am I spending my money and time in areas that I want to? Or do I need to make some changes as a result of this evidence? This I call enlightenment.

A real aha moment....

31/10/2025

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If this resonates with you, engaging in therapy can offer a gentle place for further exploration....

30/10/2025

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For every 'yes', there is always a 'no'.
Not always obvious, but it is always there...

By saying 'no', we are able to prioritise and say 'yes' to the things that are important to us. We are able to focus ourselves and our time.

'No' allows a 'yes' for those opportunities we choose to focus on. That we want to focus on.

Next time you say 'yes', what are you saying 'no' to?
And next time you say 'no', what are you saying 'yes' to?

23/10/2025

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Busy is so often worn as a modern-day badge of honour. But being busy is not the same as being productive or being focused.

By focusing on things that actually matter to us and to others, we become....

More productive.
More content.
More connected.

Busy has the potential to waste time, focus feels respectful of time.

19/10/2025

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this is such a powerful statement.
An empowering statement....

The thoughts and work of Viktor Frankl and Edith Eger respectfully echoed.

We have a choice.
Even when it feels like there is no choice.
We choose how we react.

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http://seaglasscounselling.com/

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