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Ruth Kennedy
Mar 29, 20222 min read
All or nothing thinking
If you have read Trainspotting, you will know that one of the main characters, Spud, attends an interview for a job he doesn’t want, and...
Ruth Kennedy
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Focus: The art of grabbing your attention
Over the years I have dabbled in art classes, as I thoroughly enjoy the process of being creative. Recently I was involved in a class...
Ruth Kennedy
Mar 22, 20225 min read
Sleep cycles, depression, and anxiety: Is too much dreaming a problem?
There have been times in my life when I have been consumed with worry. A champion worrier if you will. When I wasn’t worried about one...
Ruth Kennedy
Mar 1, 20222 min read
What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.” Helen Keller. In my opinion, sunflowers are one...
Ruth Kennedy
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Why hypnotherapists use positive suggestions
Please indulge me for a moment. Settle back in your chair if you are on a chair, take a nice silky-smooth breath in and then out, and...
Ruth Kennedy
Feb 21, 20222 min read
Eating well when you are experiencing anxiety
There are quite a few factors that might make it challenging to eat well when you are experiencing anxiety, including lack of...
Ruth Kennedy
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Emotional regulation and anxiety: Why a pause matters
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom to choose our response. In our response lies our growth...
Ruth Kennedy
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Go to Time Out!
In my childhood, my parents would occasionally go on a well-deserved night out, and my six siblings and I would be looked after by...
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