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Who Is Jon Kabat-Zinn and What Is His Contribution to Mindfulness?

Who Is Jon Kabat-Zinn and What Is His Contribution to Mindfulness?

Who Is Jon Kabat-Zinn and What Is His Contribution to Mindfulness? When I first began exploring mindfulness, I quickly encountered the name Jon Kabat-Zinn. If you’re unfamiliar with him, Jon Kabat-Zinn is widely recognised as a pioneer in the integration of...

Exploring the Link Between Anxiety and Anger

Exploring the Link Between Anxiety and Anger

Exploring the Link Between Anxiety and Anger In my journey through therapy, I’ve often found myself grappling with two emotions that seem to be at odds with one another: anxiety and anger. At first glance, they may appear to be completely separate experiences, but...

Exploring the Link Between Sleep and Anger: Understanding the Connection

Exploring the Link Between Sleep and Anger: Understanding the Connection

When I tell my therapist that I didn’t sleep, she often asks me what I am angry about. This might seem like an unusual question, but there’s a profound connection between our emotions and sleep patterns. In my experience, sleep is not just a physical act of resting;...

Eyeing up the opposition, a quick look at automated therapy

Eyeing up the opposition, a quick look at automated therapy

Introduction How would you feel about a computerised psychotherapy? As a glance towards the evolution of therapies, I find the comparison between digital interventions like Deprexis and traditional psychotherapy fascinating. Each has its own set of benefits, catering...

6 Things You Didn’t Know About Depression

6 Things You Didn’t Know About Depression

As a therapist, I’ve worked with many individuals who struggle with depression. Despite its prevalence, there are still many misconceptions and lesser-known facts about this mental health condition. Here are six things you might not know about depression that could...

Understanding Queer Affirmative: What It Means and Why It Matters

Understanding Queer Affirmative: What It Means and Why It Matters

Working as I do, in a queer affirmative manner, it becomes easy to task Queer and LGBTQ+ affirmative for granted. Rather like a fish does see water because it is all around them, or the way that we do not notice air… until it is not there. So I thought it would be...