Why Your Brain Finds It So Hard to Switch Off

Why Your Brain Finds It So Hard to Switch Off

It’s hard to switch off at the end of a busy day, isn’t it? When you’ve been rushing around, finishing one task and starting another, it’s ever likely you’re still in a spin by bedtime! You might finally sit down on the sofa, or get into bed, expecting your brain to...
Signs of Burnout in Busy Professionals

Signs of Burnout in Busy Professionals

Signs of Burnout  When you’re in the thick of it, you might not realise you’re heading towards burnout… unless you’ve been there before. Some days, you feel on top of the world. Everything flows. You move through your day with ease. That buzz of adrenaline when...
How to Stop Overthinking at Night

How to Stop Overthinking at Night

I know how it feels. I’ve spent most of my life as an overthinker, and sleep has often been a struggle. Even as a child, I remember lying in bed wide awake, doing forward rolls just to burn off energy, my mind full of questions about everything. As I grew older, those...
Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time (Even When Life Looks Fine) Back in 2017, it looked like I had it all. A career that was thriving. A cosy little family. A wonderful husband. Two holidays abroad every year. We’d just extended the house and it finally felt like...
Common anxiety symptoms

Common anxiety symptoms

These are the common anxiety symptoms we talk about in my therapy room. How you experience them is very personal, but believe me, you’re not alone. When you have anxiety you may seem really calm on the outside, but inside, your brain is working overtime to think...
What is anxiety? Symptoms and tips

What is anxiety? Symptoms and tips

It’s a word we hear all the time these days, but what is anxiety? Where does it come from? And how can we help someone with anxiety? Read on to find out more and learn tips to help yourself or a friend with anxiety. What is anxiety? Anxiety is the brain’s...