Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex mental health condition that can have a profound impact on those who experience it. However, there are effective treatments available to help individuals regain control of their lives and find healing.

It's not easy to break the people-pleasing habit, especially if it's something you've been conditioned to do since childhood. People probably know you as the person to ask for help as they know you'll always say yes. So, what can you do to gently start backing away and making more time for yourself? In this blog, I list my five top tips for overcoming the people-pleasing habit.

Symptoms such as lethargy, depression, overeating, irritability, sleep disorders and generally feeling down and anti-social can all be signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). We feel our mood slump as the days get shorter and darker, the cold sets in and all the seasonal bugs start attacking. However, we don’t have to give in to those feelings of depression and despondency. Here are my top tips for staying healthy and happy until the welcome warmth of spring returns.

I talk a lot about the important connection between our thoughts, emotions and behaviours and how each one has such an important effect...

You may be diagnosed with panic disorder if you have sudden, extreme anxiety attacks or panic attacks that seem to happen regularly and out of the blue. Read my blog to find out more about what you can do to help yourself.

Avoidance is very common but what we have to recognise is that none of these outside factors are the cause of the anxiety. It is all coming from inside. As soon as you avoid one situation or try to take control of your anxiety with a certain type of behaviour, another situation will take its place. Read more about avoidant behaviours and habits...

How many times have you imagined the very worst-case scenario, worrying yourself sick over something that ultimately never happened? Just think, you could have saved yourself all that misery! Have you ever worried so much over something that you completely talked yourself out of doing it? Do you ever regret that decision? Was it based on fact or was it just your over-active imagination replaying horror stories in your mind of what “might” happen? We have all done it, haven’t