by Alison Isaacs | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Self-care week 2019 is upon us. An annual national awareness week that is encouraging people to think self-care for life and understand how to better look after our health. Looking after ourselves to improve our physical and mental health is our responsibility, and no...
by Alison Isaacs | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Fear is a natural and healthy response we all have to danger, it’s a survival instinct to help us avoid and escape threatening situations. Phobias are different. They are more intense than fears and can lead to severe anxiety and panic attacks. They exist in our...
by Alison Isaacs | Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
*Sharon contacted me for help with her severe anxiety. She was a little nervous about the counselling process and didn’t know what to expect, her parents had told her she was weak for seeking help and that she should just snap out of it. So with that in the back of...
by Alison Isaacs | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Anxiety and worry can creep up on us at any time of the day or night. It’s a feeling or set of feelings and a perfectly natural reaction to certain situations where you feel apprehension or fear but can become a problem if the feelings won’t go away or if the feelings...
by Alison Isaacs | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Self-defeating behaviors are behaviors used to protect yourself against perceived dangerous situations from the outside world. These behaviors are often not regarded as self-defeating initially, but rather survival mechanisms, and will at one time have been used...
by Alison Isaacs | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
While we can’t avoid all stressful situations, learning how to trigger your body’s relaxation response helps counteract some of the harmful effects of anxiety and stress. Breathing exercises are a simple and quick way to reduce these feelings, give you...
