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When we're feeling anxious, our nervous system alerts us to what it interprets as a potential threat. Electrical impulses travel through our nerves to our brains carrying this message of threat. This results in a physiological reaction, like a sensation of butterflies in our stomachs or our heart seeming like its beating faster. Usually we now analyse what we're worried about because the physiological response happens before the cognitive one does. We can appraise how imminen

When Being a Mum Feels Heavier Than You Expected: Simple Ways to Feel More Like Yourself You're doing everything right. You're feeding the baby, changing nappies, keeping them alive. But inside? You feel empty, exhausted, or like you're watching your life through a foggy window. Maybe you're crying over nothing. Or feeling nothing at all. Maybe you're convinced you're the only mum who isn't glowing with joy, and that makes it even worse. Maybe you were desperate for this bab

Welcome to Change Counselling: Your journey to change starts here Welcome to the Change Counselling blog. If you've found your way here, you might be struggling with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts, or simply wondering whether therapy could help. You might be searching for answers, hoping for relief, or just trying to understand what's happening in your own mind. You're in the right place This blog is the first of many where I'll share practical insights ab