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New Beginnings

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New Beginnings

Private Practice (BACP)
Face to Face|Online Counselling
Email to book: newbeginningsdonegal@gmail.com

28/09/2025

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27/09/2025

You’re the Expert on Your Own Life 🙌

At the end of the day, nobody knows you like you.
Not the outside noise. Not the expectations. Not the opinions of people who don’t walk in your shoes.

✨️Trust your gut.
✨️Listen to your intuition.
✨️Live on your own terms.

Your inner voice is wiser than you think.
It’s always guiding you toward what feels right, what feels aligned, what feels true.

The challenge? Learning to quiet the world around you long enough to hear it.

Your power lies in honoring yourself. Every decision, every boundary, every yes and every no is a chance to live in alignment with who you really are.

24/09/2025

Don’t mistake dopamine for joy. The momentary rush can trick us, but joy is quieter, more sustainable. It’s cultivated, not manufactured 🌱

We often think of joy as a sudden spike, a rush of dopamine. However, when we lean too hard into chasing that spike, we can end up feeling hollow, always chasing the next hit.

Instead, what if we shifted direction.
Toward cultivating joy, not chasing it? 🫶

Here’s what that might look like:

1. Small, steady pleasures -
A cup of tea in silence, a walk with no agenda, tuning in to your breath. These moments don’t overwhelm your nervous system, they calm it.

2. Depth over intensity -
Connect meaningfully. Areal talk with a friend, creating something with your hands, being seen and heard. Depth tends to last longer than the thrill.

3. Embrace boredom -
In boredom, we allow space for curiosity. In that space, new ideas can emerge, bringing excitement.

4. Limit overstimulation -
Social media, constant novelty, endless noise, flood our brains with dopamine, making us less sensitive to simple, steady aspects of living.

5. Gratitude & noticing -
Pause and name one thing you saw, heard, or felt that made you smile today. Let your brain rest in appreciation.

21/09/2025

We often think of mental health as “all in the mind,” but it’s also very much in the body and brain.
Here are three small, science-backed shifts you can try this week:

🧠 Move your body
Even a 10-minute walk can change brain chemistry — boosting dopamine and serotonin, the chemicals that lift mood.

🫁 Slow your breathing
Longer exhales send signals of safety to your nervous system, calming the brain’s stress centre.

😴 Keep a bedtime
Your brain loves routine. Consistent sleep strengthens memory, focus, and emotional balance.

19/09/2025

Weekend Goals 🌿

✨ Protect your time.
✨ Prioritize rest without guilt.
✨ Say “no” to what drains you.
✨ Say “yes” to what restores you.

💡 Self-care isn’t selfish.
it’s protective.
When you guard your energy, you show up stronger for yourself and others.

🕊️ This weekend, make space for you.

16/09/2025

💡 No one is coming to save you.

That can sound harsh, but it’s also empowering. Too often we wait for the “right moment,” the right person, or some kind of external push to finally take action. The truth? Growth starts when you decide to show up for yourself.

Showing up means doing the hard things even when you don’t feel like it.

It means keeping promises to yourself.

It means choosing discipline over comfort, because comfort never built strength.

When you stop waiting for someone else to rescue you and start taking ownership of your life, you unlock a whole new level of freedom.

✨ Show up.
✨ Do the work.
✨ Be your own hero.

Because the life you want is built by the choices you make today 🔥

15/09/2025

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Bit by bit.

13/09/2025

✨ Your life, your rules. ✨
Wellbeing isn’t about chasing what they say you “should” do.

It’s about listening in, finding what feels aligned and following your own path.

When you stop trying to fit into someone else’s version of success, you create space to live in a way that truly supports you.

💡 Ask yourself: Am I living on autopilot, or am I choosing purpose?

🔑 The most powerful shift you can make: stop waiting for permission and start building a life that feels like yours.

09/09/2025

Reframe the 'What If'...

07/09/2025

Why try therapy 💭

🌱 1. Self-Understanding

• Helps you understand your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours more clearly.

• Brings awareness to unconscious patterns and past influences.

💬 2. Safe Space to Express

• You can talk openly without judgment.

• Offers validation and compassion for your experiences.

🛠️ 3. Coping Skills

• Teaches practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma.

• Builds healthier ways of responding to challenges.

🤝 4. Support & Connection

• The therapeutic relationship itself is healing, you feel heard, understood, and supported.

• Reduces isolation by reminding you you’re not alone.

🎯 5. Goal Setting & Growth

• Helps you clarify values and set achievable personal goals.

• Encourages accountability and progress over time.

🪞 6. Healing & Processing

• Provides a structured way to work through grief, trauma, or unresolved issues.

• Allows release of emotions that may feel “stuck.”

🔄 7. Long-Term Resilience

• Builds self-awareness and coping strategies that last beyond therapy.

• Increases emotional flexibility and problem-solving ability.

02/09/2025

When life feels overwhelming, it’s not just your mind that’s racing, your nervous system is on high alert too.

Grounding works because it calms both:

🧠 The Mind

Racing thoughts slow when you shift focus to the present moment.

Grounding helps you break the cycle of “what ifs” and rumination.

🌿 The Nervous System

Deep breaths and sensory awareness signal safety to your body.

When your body feels calm, your brain stops scanning for danger.

Together, they create balance.
Grounding isn’t about escaping reality, it’s about finding enough calm in your body and clarity in your mind to move forward with intention 🫶

27/08/2025

✨ Therapy isn’t a last resort. It’s maintenance.

You don’t wait until your car completely breaks down to get the oil changed.
You don’t wait until your teeth fall out to go to the dentist.

So why wait until you’re in crisis to care for your mind?

Therapy is how you check in.
It’s how you process.
It’s how you stay strong enough to handle life, before it overwhelms you.

Think of it as giving your brain the tune-up it deserves.
Your mental health isn’t just about surviving, it’s about thriving.

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Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 2:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 2:30pm

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http://www.newbeginningscounselling.net/

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