Life Matters Therapy

08/10/2025

When we’re faced with relentless bad news, it significantly disrupts our capacity for hope. In fact, if you were feeling particularly hopeless, you might go so far as to ask whether we are living in a post-hope world – how can we hope, in this landscape of endless headlines depicting human and environmental suffering on an untold scale?

To mark World Mental Health Day on October 10 therapist Cora Hilton encourages us to hang on to our feelings of hope, to avoid being overwhelmed by global events and relentless bad news

07/11/2024

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We are often our harshest critics. In a world that is already so hard, let's take a moment to be gentle with ourselves. We deserve kindness and understanding, just as we extend it to others. Remember, self-compassion is crucial for our well-being. Together, we can learn to navigate life's challenges with greater self-compassion. 💖

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01/11/2024

A common block when working on people pleasing is the feeling of threat and discomfort that arises when considering your own needs. This is absolutely natural for reasons that could lie within anything from please and appease being a condition of worth, activated shame, a lack of space for needs being met in childhood, a safety strategy based in trauma, or simply the fact it feels totally uncomfortable shifting from a lifetime habitual way of being. Uncertainty of outcome is interpreted as a threat. Maybe we will be rejected. Maybe others will think we're bad or selfish. Maybe there could be conflict?

Under the fluffy term, people pleasing is far more complex. It's ok to struggle when it comes to working on a healthier balance for you.

Warmly, Karen.

14/10/2024

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This is your reminder to stop being an assh*le to yourself… 😉

13/10/2024

A great article on self-compassion, including why we can be self-critical. Some great snippets of how to approach self-compassion:

Self-compassion techniques aren’t self-indulgent – they’ll tame your inner critic while helping you change for the better

31/07/2024

Sometimes, we seek validation externally in people or things. We might also adapt ourselves somehow to feel enough. Notice these moments and enquire into the motivation, without judgement, and what feelings are present. Tune into what you might need. Sometimes, we just need to hear that we matter, and we are enough - just by existing!

29/07/2024

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11/07/2024

We've all been guilty of saying yes to something we don't want to do or trying to please others at the expense of our own well-being. To cut back on that behavior, consider these strategies.

07/07/2024

07/07/2024

Our message to the new Government and Prime Minister ...

The time for pledges and promises is over – we need the new Labour Government to take powerful actions to improve the nation’s mental health. Counselling and psychotherapy must be a key part of their response.

We'll be working hard over the coming months to strengthen relationships with policy-makers and offer support in implementing manifesto commitments. This builds on our longstanding work to advise the Labour Party on these pledges ahead of the General Election.

Read our full statement ➡️ https://orlo.uk/xBbjx

07/07/2024

Anxiety is the natural outcome of feeling unsafe. But what does it mean to be unsafe or even safe? It surely means a million different things to different people, and has its roots in our evolutionary history. It's not therefore always obvious what it is that's triggered our anxiety.

Read more about six steps to manage anxiety: https://www.carolynspring.com/blog/six-steps-to-managing-anxiety

05/07/2024

Reflect on all the times you’ve succeeded against your own doubts. You are more capable than you think, and your past achievements prove it. Let's continue to surprise ourselves with our own strength. 🚀