Joanne - The WellBee’ing Lodge

09/01/2026

❄️ With temperatures in London expected to be 0°C or below over the weekend, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) has been activated across London.

Over the weekend while SWEP is active we will continue to provide up to 20 warm spaces to support people known to us who sleep rough on the streets.

⚠️If you're concerned about someone you see sleeping on the streets then contact StreetLink.

See link in comments below to make an alert ⬇️

09/01/2026

Are you having a fun Friday ? ❤️🐈

09/01/2026

Are you relaxing today as it’s Friday ?

08/01/2026

Do you wonder why i repost happy dog reels ?🐶

As a therapist, reposting happy dog reels isn’t about being “random” or unprofessional it’s about nervous system regulation.
• Cute, joyful content activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping the body shift out of stress.
• Watching playful animals can lower cortisol and gently boost dopamine and oxytocin.
• These moments of lightness create micro-breaks from rumination, anxiety, and emotional overload.
• Mood regulation doesn’t always require deep insight sometimes it starts with simple, safe joy.

In therapy, we often teach that healing includes pleasure, not just processing pain.❤️🐶

08/01/2026

Grief can be overwhelming enough without the pressure of big resolutions and goals.
Try small, gentle steps to look after yourself.

For more information, visit https://ow.ly/jT1150XS1A3

08/01/2026

Men of Greenwich - are you looking for a safe space to share, connect, and grow?

Our Men's Therapy Group is here for you!

Join us starting Jan 13 for 10 free sessions where we tackle challenges together and learn vital tools for mental health 🤝

When: 13 January – 24 March
Open to: men aged 18 or over who live, work or are registered with a GP in Greenwich.
Where: Forum at Greenwich, Trafalgar Rd, London SE10 9EQ

If you'd like to join us, please contact our facilitator Nick on 07592 589 536
https://selmind.org.uk/greenwich-mental-health/mens-therapy-group/

Don't miss out - registrations closes Jan 12!

08/01/2026

08/01/2026

What Happens When We’re Not Our Authentic Self

As a therapist, I see this often.

When we hide who we really are:

• We feel anxious without knowing why
• Our body stays in a state of tension or hypervigilance
• We shape shift to be accepted
• We lose clarity around our needs and values
• Resentment quietly builds
• Relationships feel draining instead of nourishing
• We feel lonely even when we’re not alone
• Our self-esteem slowly erodes

Over time, living inauthentically teaches the nervous system that being ourselves isn’t safe.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about unlearning who you had to be to survive.

✨ Authenticity isn’t loud or perfect.
It’s honest. It’s regulated. It’s allowed to take up space.

You don’t find yourself, you return to yourself. ❤️

08/01/2026

People Pleasing Isn’t Kind — It’s Costly.

Here’s how it can harm you:

• You lose touch with what you actually want
• Your boundaries get ignored (because you don’t enforce them)
• Resentment builds, even toward people you care about
• You attract relationships based on convenience, not respect
• Your self-worth becomes dependent on others’ approval
• You say “yes” when your body and mind are screaming “no”
• Burnout becomes your baseline
• You feel invisible in your own life

People pleasing doesn’t protect relationships.
It protects discomfort at your expense.

✨ Real connection starts when you allow yourself to be honest, even if it risks disapproval.

Reminder:
You don’t need to be liked by everyone to be worthy.
You need to be true to yourself. ❤️

08/01/2026

Our free Coping with Depression course starts on Thursday 15th January for six weeks (2pm to 4pm)

It is a free online course that aims to develop a better understanding of depression by exploring the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that can contribute to it.

People will be able to identify warning signs and risks of depression, identify the effects and symptoms of depression, and learn coping strategies.

Participants will develop skills that will help them to change their emotional cycle and learn how to effectively use a range of cognitive coping tools and mechanisms to deal with times when they are feeling low.

The course involves group work and exercises that look at identifying the cause of their own depression and how this can be positively managed, with the aim of working towards sustained recovery.

To register for free, please fill in our Registration Form (link in the first comment)

08/01/2026