Tracy Emanuel-Pearson

06/08/2025

"Knowing your own darkness is the very best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people"
-Carl Jung.

02/08/2025

29/07/2025

Consuming too much world news, whether actively or passively, can be very toxic, and what you hear has an impact on your mood.
Make sure you step away from social media on a regular basis..
Consuming the news can activate the sympathetic nervous system, which causes your body to release stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. Then, when a crisis is happening, and we are experiencing this stress response more frequently, physical symptoms may arise. Some of the most common symptoms are fatigue, anxiety, depression, and trouble sleeping.

To help alleviate the mental and emotional toll of unpleasant news, take breaks from watching, listening, or reading news stories. Be informed, but don't let yourself be overexposed to bad news unnecessarily.

Limit Your Exposure to Other Stressors

Another point to consider, is to give yourself permission to limit your exposure to certain people right now. “If you have a family member who is constantly posting links to questionable articles from unknown sources, go ahead and unfollow them for now. If a friend or coworker insists on having current events-related conversations that don’t feel productive and only serve to increase your anxiety, consider putting some boundaries in place with them.

24/06/2025

Celebrating my 6th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

19/04/2025

Mindful Communication

31/03/2025

What helps creat a toxic relationship?

Do you have a habit of attracting the wrong kind of people into your life? if so adressing the pattern may be useful.
Relationships filled with insability, criticism and abuse have a way of bringing you down and affecting your mental health.

Here are some ways and signs that can appear within this dynamic.

You feel drained, or unhappy after spending time with that person.
The relationship lacks fun.
You seem to irritate each other.
You cannot stop arguing or bickering over minor issues.
There is a lack of support and encouragement.
Every achievemnet seems to be a competition.
most conversations include sarcasm, contempt, outright hostility or criticism.
There is a tendancy to bare grudges.
envy and jealousy exist in the relationship.
These are just a few examples but the list can go on..
If you chose to stay in these relationships with a person who has a toxic pattern, you may be choosing on an unconscious level by recreating patterns from your past.

Counselling can help you work through these patterns and focus on why you choose to engage with people who are toxic for you.
It can help identify toxicicity.
compare patterns to your own attachments with significant care givers.
Become aware of your triggers.
Become aware of the 'red flags'
recocgnise your true self.

31/03/2025

Day 3.

Myths and realities about ADHD.
1. Adult who have ADHD need not have been formally diagnosed in childhood.

2. ADHD is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that is the subject of many myths and misconceptions in society.
These beliefs can have harmful consequences, such as delaying diagnosis and treatment, stigmatizing those affected, or minimize
the impact of the disorder.

3.Neurodivergence is not a condition that needs to be 'fixed' or 'cured' Neurodivergent people have 'differences' not 'difficulties' and they are not 'disordered'
Individualisation helps a person to develop to their full potential.

4. Neuroimaging data has highlighted that there are structural and functional differences in the brains of people with ADHD, especially in the regions involved in attention, impulse control and executive functions.

5. Another persistant myth is that ADHD is caused by poor parenting or lack of discipline. Stricter education or punishments would not 'correct' people with ADHD,

6. Environmental factors can modulate symptom expression but they are not the primary cause of the disorder. Blaming parents or the child themselves is not only unfair but counterproductive, as it adds guilt and stress to an already complex situation.

7. ADHD people are not lazy, lack willpower or short of effort. Reality confirms that people with ADHD work harder than others to accomplish the same tasks, due to their attention and executive difficulties. This myth is particularly damaging and can add to a persons low self-esteem resulting from negative judgments.

8. ADHD is not overdiagnosed, rather underdiagnosed, particularly in girls and adults. Up to 50% of people with ADHD would not be diagnosed.