Posts by Joanna Groves
Covid Safe Therapy
With your safety and wellbeing in mind, please read the updated details below on keeping both you and me, and other clients and therapists at the Affinity Centre safe. Some new information for face to face appointments COVID 19 Safe: The centre is cleaned and prepared with your safety in mind. Seating is arranged to respect…
Read MoreForget New Year’s Resolutions, try a New Year’s Focus instead
Fancy an alternative to the usual New Year’s Resolutions? Then try My 3 Words instead by the hugely inspiring Chris Brogan. I’m a BIG fan of New Year. I love the freshness, the whiff of possibilities that lie ahead. I love the blank pages of my diary waiting to be filled with cool things. Seduced…
Read MoreCan food improve your mental health?
As part of the fight against mental health problems we have a very much underutilised tool – food. Source: How food can improve your mental health – BBC News In my personal and professional capacity, nutrition is key. When working with teenagers and adults alike at my private practice at The Affinity Centre, Cheadle and…
Read MoreWhat Quote Has Actually Stuck With You & Changed Your Life?
We all carry little snippets of wisdom around with us — quotes from authors, philosophers, or other figures who inspire us and whose words left a mark on our minds. What are yours? Source: People Were Asked: ‘What Quote Has Actually Stuck With You & Changed Your Life?’ | Collective-Evolution I do love a good quote!…
Read MoreLove vs. Lust: Are Sex and Love the Same Thing?
Do you believe in love at first sight? Here’s some insights into the differences between love and lust to better answer that question. Source: Love vs. Lust: Are Sex and Love the Same Thing? As Valentine’s Day approaches this might be a good time to delve deeper in to the long pondered questions of love…
Read MoreStress: It’s Not in Your Head, it’s in Your Nervous System
How to release traumatic memory that could be stored in your body. Source: Stress: It’s Not in Your Head, it’s in Your Nervous System Unprocessed stress becomes traumatic memory that lies dormant in the body. A present day trigger can cause the stored memory to resurface. Understanding what is happening inside our body and brain,…
Read MoreConnecting with your values
Get yourself ahead of the game in 2018 by focusing on your personal values. Think of your values as the rudder of your personal boat. They steer you towards what and who is important. Your values are personal to you and can give you a sense of wholeness and solidity in who you are and…
Read MoreIs Your Therapy Working as it Should? | Psychology Today
Good therapy should feel like work that is paying off. Source: Is Your Therapy Working as it Should? | Psychology Today Great to find an article raising the very important questions around the effectiveness of therapy. I really like how it highlights that “good therapy should regularly feel uncomfortable if not frankly anxiety provoking.” You’re investing…
Read More8 Psychological Tips for Being More Confident
Everyone needs a confidence boost now and then. Staving off self-doubt isn’t always easy, but these suggestions can help you feel more confident more often. Source: 8 Psychological Tips for Being More Confident Happy New Year! Get 2018 off to a great start by tuning in to some of these ways to boost your confidence.…
Read MoreThe Real Reason For Troubled Sibling Relationships
When siblings are raised in environments where there’s conflict, chaos, rejection or a lack of protection, it has an enormous impact on how they end up relating to each-other in adult life. Source: The Real Reason For Troubled Sibling Relationships | Marcia Sirota A great article on the impact of childhood on sibling relationships. I think this…
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