Fern Green Wellness Counselling

09/01/2026

I've attended some training today :) and thought I would share this for those of you who worry that you overreact when you feel left out or rejected -

"Those hurt feelings when you're the last one picked for a team may register in the brain just like a scraped knee or a kicked shin, according to new research that finds that the brain responds to social rejection in the same way it responds to physical pain. The findings suggest that our need for inclusion is rooted in our aversion to pain."

Social exclusion activates the same regions as physical pain

08/01/2026

We all know social media in large doses does us no good. This book showed just how bad it is, especially for developing brains.

I imagine parents and grandparents know all too well how difficult it is to manage their children's phone usage. Especially when pretty much every young person has a phone.

The data in this book shows just how steeply the rates of anxiety spiked during and after 2010, which is when social media appeared, is pretty terrifying.

Young people are missing out on so many experiences, due to normal childhoods now shifting dramatically towards screens.

This isn't about shaming anyone, we all need to work together, which i believe involves us adults leading the way and managing our own phone usage. Unfortunately, not as easy as we would like to believe.

One tiny way I try and limit my usage is leaving my phone downstairs overnight. So it's not the last thing I look at before bed or first thing I reach for in the morning :)

15/12/2025

I enjoyed gaining an insight into the internal family systems model, reading this book.

All of us could easily distinguish the different parts we have and how they communicate with us and each other.

We can use this knowledge to get curious about what role they play in our wellbeing, what they're trying to tell us, or protect us from and how we can learn to listen.

15/12/2025

20/11/2025

Recent read🤓

Anyone who experiences anxiety could get alot from this book, it gives clear areas of focus for untangling our relationship with it.

17/11/2025

I'm currently doing a short, online course about shame.

I just read this shared piece on why trauma is so difficult to talk about in counselling. So brilliantly worded, I thought it was most definitely worth a share :)

Why is talking about trauma so difficult - even in therapy?

10/11/2025

Creative expression.

Unfortunately too many people get put off being creative after being marked and judged at school.

Creativity can be a great outlet for feelings that can't easily be translated into words.

I did this a few weeks ago when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, I started in the middle with a swirl and it built from there.

My issue with creativity can be perfectionism so it can be a challenge for me to create something without judgement!

09/11/2025

Important reminder (for all of us)

~the brain believes what is repeated, not what could be true~

22/10/2025

I really enjoyed this course and hope to offer 1:1 and group forest therapy sessions in 2026 🌳🍂🍁🌿

Spending time in nature is so restorative and therapeutic. Whilst i know clients get benefits from our outside sessions i wanted to know how to facilitate a more intentional connection to nature 💚

09/10/2025

It's that wonderful time of the Year again🍄🍄‍🟫 hunting! A nice mindful and grounding activity for when you're out in the woods.

21/08/2025

These cards were recommended in a counselling group.

Sometimes counselling is about getting back in touch with ourselves and our values. I'm hoping these cards can be a helpful resource for people to have some guidance on what's important to them. Giving simple ideas in how to prioritise and practice what matters most 🦋

I'll also be using them personally 😊

15/08/2025

The Heath is looking so beautiful right now.

We stopped at Westleton Heath, just a little before Dunwich Heath 💚