Emotional Regulation Support Group
Posted by siteadmin on March 1, 2020
Enigma is a support group in Stowmarket supporting individuals who struggle with regulating their emotions. They follow a Dialectical Behaviour therapy approach based around the workbook by McKay,Wood and Brantley – there are exercises but completing them is not compulsory. This is your recovery and your experience to finding greater wellness when you feel ready and able to do so. Expect to meet people from all walks of life; teachers, shop workers,retired individuals, healthcare professionals, students…mental health doesn’t discriminate and this amazing group come together to share thoughts,ideas,coping methods and experiences as well as much cake, friendship and laughter - Read More
Suffolk Family Carers – Resource info
Posted by siteadmin on March 1, 2020
It’s not just people in need of care and support but their carers and loved ones too. For some being someone’s carer is a known entity when entering into a relationship with someone that needs care. For others it can develop over time. There is help and support for you to. Just as Al Anon exists to support families and friends of alcoholics, https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/ , Suffolk Family Carers offer a large range of support options for carers.
Understanding, naming and communicating feelings is an essential aspect of mental health care.
Posted by siteadmin on October 18, 2019
Our Inner Child
Posted by siteadmin on May 17, 2019
Our “inner child” is a reference that is heard more and more outside of counselling. One dictionary definition describes it as “a person’s supposed original or true self, especially when regarded as concealed in adulthood”. Our inner child often comes out unconsciously and consciously in our thinking, behaviour and actions, both positive and less so, and when acknowledged can provide vital communications of unresolved or poorly negotiated development phases. Where a child has suffered distress this can be held by our inner child element which can manifest in adulthood and influence aspects of our life.
Counselling can help individuals re-work areas which - Read More
Hummingbirds have a lot to teach us…
Posted by siteadmin on April 28, 2019
New cushions in The Cabin feature these beautiful Hummingbirds.
A bird full of much symbolism “A hummingbird is so many things in so many ways. It is a bringer of joy, luck, hope, comfort, love, appreciation, enjoyment, independence, freedom, and optimism. A bird of its kind is rare in itself. You would be surprised to know that they possess a rare ability to fly in all directions, including backwards! While nature may have given it this ability to remove its long bill from the flower after relishing the sweet nectar, spiritually it signifies the need to look back in life, cherish - Read More
Anger…and / or something else
Posted by siteadmin on October 25, 2018
Anger can cloak an array of feelings – it is often one of the rawest emotions to display and yet when we look past its hot or coldness to it’s true source the emotions and feelings are often very different. If you experience someone who is angry maybe take a moment before reacting to what you see and experience on the surface and ask yourself where is this really coming from…frustration…pain…grief…embarrassment…shame…guilt…rage…irritation…upset…fear of being close…fear of being apart…fear…
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