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Stress is something most people experience at some point, but ongoing or overwhelming stress can have a significant impact on your wellbeing. In this section you’ll find a collection of articles exploring the causes of stress, how it can affect your mental and physical health, and practical advice to help you manage it more effectively. If you’re looking for professional support with stress, use the links below to learn more about how counselling can help or book a free consultation.
Stress is not a single thing. It is produced by many different kinds of pressures, and those pressures work differently, require different responses, and have different implications for mental health. The distinction between internal stressors … Read more
April marks Stress Awareness Month, but for many people, the word “stress” no longer feels accurate enough. It sounds too temporary. Too manageable. Too easy to dismiss, because what many … Read more Read more
Help, Hype, and the Hard Truth About Safety It is two in the morning. Your thoughts are racing. Your chest feels tight. You do not want to wake anyone. You … Read more Read more
Most people underestimate stress. We treat it like background noise — annoying, persistent, but manageable. Something to push through, fix later, or ignore until the next quiet moment. But stress … Read more Read more
Memory issues can be frustrating and frightening, especially when you’re a young adult juggling studies, work, relationships, and growing responsibilities. Forgetting where you left your keys or struggling to recall … Read more Read more
By Hope Therapy & Counselling Services Toxic parenting isn’t always loud or obvious. Sometimes, it’s the subtle undercurrent of control. The offhand criticism. The feeling of never quite being “enough”. … Read more Read more
At Hope Therapy & Counselling Services, we’ve long recognised the unique mental health challenges that come with remote and hybrid working – from increased isolation and reduced boundaries between work … Read more Read more
Fight-or-Flight: Ever snap at someone unexpectedly, then immediately regret it? Or feel the urge to disappear mid-conversation, heart pounding, hands clammy, brain frozen? That’s not you “overreacting.”That’s your fight-or-flight response … Read more Read more
In a recent episode of the Talk Room Series podcast, we explored a pressing issue that affects many in today’s fast-paced world: burnout. The conversation featured Wendy — a highly … Read more Read more
And How Rebuilding Can Be the Most Masculine Thing You Ever Do There’s this moment after divorce that hits many men like a punch in the gut—not the paperwork, not … Read more Read more