Naomi Pauling
Therapy
Category: Mental Health Posts
Good Riddance to 2020
I can’t believe it’s the end of 2020 (finally!). This is a brief piece I wrote mostly to help myself as we say Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2020. But many of the challenges we’ve faced this year have been shared by all of… Continue Reading “Good Riddance to 2020”
Autumn Reflection
My intention was for this article to be a bit of a guide on non-judgemental reflection. It’s ended up being a bit of a hodgepodge, but hopefully still relevant to the theme… Autumn is traditionally a time of harvest and feasts, a time to… Continue Reading “Autumn Reflection”
Coronatiredness
I don’t know about you, but I’ve found the lockdown and social distancing measures to be challenging in ways that I didn’t really expect. I anticipated the limitations on social life being a struggle. It’s natural when we aren’t able to see the people… Continue Reading “Coronatiredness”
Out with the old, in with the new: using the coronavirus lockdown to change your habits
Times of significant change; like moving, shifting from study to work or vice versa, starting a family, or indeed the lockdown and social distancing measures we’re experiencing due to the coronavirus outbreak, mark periods in which our way of life, routines and patterns of… Continue Reading “Out with the old, in with the new: using the coronavirus lockdown to change your habits”
Society values vs Personal values
What are values? Values are: Principles, standards, qualities, or activities that you consider worthwhile Things that are important to you Things that bring meaning to your life What you want your life to be about It’s important to think about values because they shape… Continue Reading “Society values vs Personal values”
Emotions – part 1: What are emotions, and how do we experience and interpret them?
People are, for the most part, pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidant. We aim to experience more of the so-called “positive” emotions, like happiness, excitement, and love, and less of the “negative” emotions, like anger, sadness, or fear. We value, seek out, and share “positive” feelings, whereas… Continue Reading “Emotions – part 1: What are emotions, and how do we experience and interpret them?”
Staying hopeful when confronted with incessant negative news
I meet many people who have lost hope – lost hope for themselves, for their lives, their families, their communities, for humanity itself. And I empathise. People are confronted with so much adversity and trauma, inequality and injustice. Not to forget the systematic breaking… Continue Reading “Staying hopeful when confronted with incessant negative news”
What is mental health?
We all know what mental health problems are – depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD, and so on. Many of us experience symptoms of mental health problems at some point in our life. Most of us know what poor mental health feels like or looks like.… Continue Reading “What is mental health?”
Naomi Pauling 