When clients are stressed or depressed medication may assist in helping the client to cope initially. However long term changes have to be made in the clients life to ensure a full recovery. Why were they forced to seek medication in the first place? Why have they become depressed/ stresses? These underlying issues need to […]
Health and the Holistic self
Have you ever wondered why some people are always ill and always get colds in winter and others do not ? Well our emotional well being is very linked to our physical well being basically you cannot have one working well without the other. When clients come to me and are feeling depressed, often on […]
Nutrition and Mental Health
What we eat is imperative to our mental and physical well being. A large portion of the population are unaware of the affects of nutrients or lack of nutrients on the body and mental health. Are body needs fruit and vegetables on a daily basis to maintain its well being. But what fruit and vegetables […]
Brave enough for Therapy?
Should I contact a counsellor or Life Coach and seek help? This is the question may people struggle with before they finally come to TLC Partners. If you leg was broken or you had a serious illness would you contact you G.P and then go to hospital to rectify the situation. Most people will answer […]
Academic Achievement Versus Emotional Well Being
How can a child achieve in School when their emotional well being is not being met? Well the answer is they cannot humans cannot function efficiently if their emotional well being is affected. This means that in order for young people to achieve and be able to cope with the additional pressure many of them […]
Lower your Blood Pressure with food!
According to the centres for disease control and prevention, an estimated 67 million Americans, that relates to approximately 1 in 3 adults suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure. High blood pressure can be triggered by stress a poor diet remains its single greatest cause. Foods that trigger cardiovascular benefits is a great way to […]
Three Top Tips For Managing Stress
These are only three tips listed below there are many more you can try to help manage your Stress levels; Breathing _Count to 10 and take 10 deep breaths. Gently focus your attention on a place you know where you feel relaxed. Physical Exercise_ Any form of exercise that you enjoy works off negative emotions […]
Stress Management
Stress management is absolutely vital in today’s society to keep your relationships, your career and your health in a state of good well being. Dealing with mental and physical stress is a necessary part of being human. Our bodies were made to handles certain amounts of stress on a regular basis. However, it is how […]
Work Related Stress
This is a wonderful article one of my clients wrote, for her fellow stressed colleagues after working with myself for one session. Stress ‘Stress? Stress? I don’t have time to be stressed. Other people might have time, but I don’t. I’ve got to work, cook, clean, do the school run, do extra hours, make packed […]
Fight or Flight Responce to Stress
The fight-or-flight response, also known as the acute stress response, refers to a physiological reaction that occurs in the presence of something that is terrifying, either mentally or physically. The fight-or-flight response was first described in the 1920s by American physiologist Walter Cannon. Cannon realised that a chain of rapidly occurring reactions inside the body […]