New Dawn Counselling Services

13/11/2024

27/02/2024

Glorious sunrise. My reward for getting to the gym early ☺️

06/10/2023

Everyone needs time to pause.

New blog link in comments. ☺️

03/04/2023

Pacing is crucial for everyone.

17/02/2023

https://newdawncounsellingservices.godaddysites.com/f/basics-of-self-care

10/02/2023

First Blog is up! Come take a peak - personal boundaries explained https://newdawncounsellingservices.godaddysites.com/?blog=y

25/01/2023

We can’t control what thoughts pop into our head. We can manage how we respond to them.

20/01/2023

Sleep Hygiene
Top Ten Tips
(for a good nights sleep)

Ensure you have a set time you go to bed and wake up. It’s not just children that benefit from a bedtime routine! ⏰

Make sure your bedroom temperature is optimal, if in doubt cooler is preferable to too warm. 🌡️🥵🥶

Avoid caffeine, alcohol and food before bed. Alcohol may knock you out but it can also wake you up in the middle of the night! ☕️🍷🍪

A quiet and dark room is preferable for most people, if you are a person who needs some light and sound to sleep try to ensure it’s a soft light and noise. 🤫

A churning mind at bedtime can be distracted by an appropriate audiobook. Nothing too exciting or stimulating. Consider using sleep headphones if your bed companion needs silence. 🎧📖

Aromatherapy can be useful to soothe a stressed mind, lavender, eucalyptus, chamomile, vanilla, ylang ylang, and sandalwood all have soothing and relaxing properties🌼🌸

Avoid devices for at least 30 minutes before sleep.🤳🚫💻

Consider your pre bedtime hour, is it relaxing and calming? Try to avoid over stimulation in this hour, consider a warm bath or shower, reading a book, bedtime yoga.🧘

If you wake for the bathroom in the night, avoid turning on lights if possible or get a soft night light if necessary🌚

Sleep meditations can prove beneficial, there are many free apps and YouTube programmes available😴📿🧎‍♀️

12/01/2023

They are there for a reason.

08/01/2023

06/01/2023

Trauma is one of the toughest things to reconcile in the human mind. Recognising the impact trauma has on us is an important first step.
Speaking your truth, be it to your journal, your partner or the world is the second.