How to resolve relationship problems without breaking up
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How to resolve relationship problems without breaking up

Have you ever wondered how to resolve relationship problems without breaking up? You might have tried talking but feel as if it creates more conflict and wonder if it’s really worth it. I’m a psychotherapist and I’ve got four steps you can try to help open up conversations and find resolutions, rather than ramp up the conflict.

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How to spot physical symptoms of anxiety
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How to spot physical symptoms of anxiety

If you’ve had anxiety your whole life then it may be hard to know if what you feel is anxiety. In this blog, I’m going to look at what’s happening in your nervous system and body during anxiety, so that you can figure out how to spot physical symptoms of anxiety.

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Do I have trauma or am I overreacting??
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Do I have trauma or am I overreacting??

Sometimes it’s hard to know if you have trauma because you’ve become so accustomed to feeling and thinking in a certain way, and it’s hard to imagine that things could be different. You may know of certain events that were traumatic in your life and for those of you in this category you will know you are dealing with trauma. But for some of us, you may think that everything has been hunky-dory in your life yet not know why you feel anxious, panic, scared socially or frightened of intimacy or in relationships.

So, do I have trauma or am I overreacting?

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10 Grounding Techniques for Dissociation
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10 Grounding Techniques for Dissociation

In this blog, I’ll be talking about how to use 10 grounding techniques for dissociation. Grounding techniques are tools that you can draw on to help stop yourself from dissociating or to bring yourself back into connection with your body if you’ve started to dissociate.

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What is Dissociation in trauma?
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What is Dissociation in trauma?

Have you ever wondered what is dissociation in trauma? It’s a mechanism that happens during trauma, and it’s a symptom that happens after trauma. It happens during trauma in order to help you survive physical or psychological pain and overwhelm. It’s an automatic biological mechanism, that’s beyond your conscious control.

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