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Talking Heartwood: Be in the moment this autumn

ONCE again, it seems as though we are facing another period of uncertainty as we mourn the loss of Queen Elizabeth II – a steady, comforting presence in our lives and prepare for the reign of King Charles III. We are seeing ever rising energy costs and an increase in...

Talking Heartwood: Be in the moment this autumn

ONCE again, it seems as though we are facing another period of uncertainty as we mourn the loss of Queen Elizabeth II – a steady, comforting presence in our lives and prepare for the reign of King Charles III. We are seeing ever rising energy costs and an increase in...

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Talking Heartwood: The unknown

Heartwood Tutor Fee Scott provides an insight into exploring the unknown and the importance of this when on the journey to becoming a counsellor. SOME people avoid speaking of their distress, not only to counsellors but to family, friends and partners because they...

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Talking Heartwood: Digital mental health

STAYING connected online through various social media platforms is now an everyday part of our lives. Our friends at Heartwood considers their impact on our mental health STAYING connected online through various social media platforms is now an everyday part of our...

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Understanding self care

SELF care has been pushed to the forefront of everyone’s minds, and if we learned anything in 2020 - it is that we must first take good care of our health and wellbeing in order to care for the people in our lives. WE have found ourselves having to adapt on an ever...

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Looking after yourself in lockdown

WELCOME back to our exploration into all things emotional, brought to you by Heartwood Counselling and Psychotherapy. In this issue we take a look at how to protect our mental health and wellbeing in a currently fractious world. To say 2020 was an unpredictable and...

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