Browsing Category Lonliness
Twenty Things I Learnt (The Hard Way) In My Twenties
Bridges burned, solo travel, family feuds and a whole lot of confusion. The twenties were not in vain. Here are some lessons I picked up along the way: – Avoiding conflict in order to please everyone doesn’t make me “nice” (I’m nice for plenty of other reasons, ha). – Speaking up, being direct and disagreeing […]
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Five Self-Care Tips for an Extended Lockdown (+Resources)
“We’re all in different boats going through the same storm” – Unknown. Lockdown has affected everyone to varying degrees. Whilst some people have welcomed the change of pace, the majority are understandably struggling to adapt to the current restrictions. Counselling service Lifeline recently had its busiest day in the organisations history; a sign of the […]
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You Are Not a Sex Addict
Our culture is obsessed with sex. Sexual images and suggestive messages can be seen everywhere we look. Yet, human sexuality is poorly understood and something we rarely talk about. Instead, we get caught up in pseudo scientific debates about whether sex addiction is a brain disease or not. It can be too easy to pathologise […]
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5 Ways to Face the Dreaded ‘L’ Word.
Let me ask you this….. How many Facebook friends do you have? How many utility friends do you have? And finally how many real friends do you have? There is a quiet, health epidemic spreading across the Western world right now and the word begins with ‘L’. Unfortunately it’s not love but loneliness. We all […]
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Tips for managing loneliness
Do you sometimes feel lonely? People feel lonely for many reasons including relocation and separation from a loved one. You may be surrounded by people yet find it difficult to “fit in”, or feel “different” to those around you. You may feel lonely in a room full of people because you find it difficult to […]
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