Free counselling tool for Stress – Cultivating Gratitude

Gratitude and Compassion coaching

Welcome. This is the first article in a new counselling series on stress which aims to give you simple ideas for managing stress. Today we are teaching the mindfulness based practice of cultivating gratitude. Each article contains an idea to manage stress, a short explanation why it is helpful in managing stress and an exercise …

Combat headaches with stress management – Release the pressure

Headaches and blurred vision

Hello, I hope you are having a good week. For those who read last week’s article, I hope you have found the lying down breathing exercise helpful in reducing stress. Today we are continuing our exploration of stress and the body by looking at tension headaches, migraines, blurred vision and ringing ears. There is a …

Managing the energy in your arms and legs during Stress – Fight or Flight

Thistle in the wind managing Flight and fight

Hello, I hope you are having a good week. In this week’s article we will be continuing our exploration of stress and the body by focusing on what happens to our limbs. After which I will introduce you to another stress reducing exercise to try out over the next week. So let’s get started. Our …

Stress and the body

Fireworks and Stress

Stress may be a word we all know and feel but how much do we really know about stress? You may know when you are stressed when you feel those unpleasant physical feelings within your body. You may be very aware of the feelings you have when you are stressed. Maybe you know you are …