Tag: mental health
Are You a NEEDY Friend?: Children and Young People
Some friendships can go a little out of balance resulting in you feeling as if you need your friends more than they need you. Part of the challenge when this happens is to avoid making things worse by trying too hard and appearing needy. We tend to have[…]
Read moreFear of Being Sick: Children and Young People
Emetophobia is the fear of being sick. Sometimes people develop this phobia because they were once ill in the past and their brain keeps thinking about that old memory. Sometimes people develop emetophobia because they witness someone else being vomiting and this is a scary and unexpected thing[…]
Read moreMore Anxiety Help
We’ve made a few other videos about anxiety in the past: Stop your anxiety: https://youtu.be/QUmF-4b-3TU Stop Coronavirus worries and Anxiety: https://youtu.be/NhXkRtcP6Qg Today’s video is all about the longer-term strategies for getting rid of anxiety. These include: Telling yourself a different story: Start to focus on what else you[…]
Read moreHow to Talk About Problems: Children and Young People
Tips for talking about your problems include: Start with the facts. Don’t worry about getting into your emotions if you feel uncomfortable. Utilise the NLP strategy of ‘submodalities’ – this is fully explained in the video. Do some research on other people’s embarrassing stories – chances are they’re[…]
Read moreHow to Stop Hatin’: Children and Young People
Do you have an enemy, a frenemy or a sibling you constantly compete with? If so this video is for you! Whilst I can’t teach you how to become best buddies, I have got some helpful tactic to reduce the amount of tension between you and prevent the[…]
Read moreStop Being So “Pink”!: Children & Young People
I have a theory about anxiety and worry and it relates to the colour pink. NOTE: This video isn’t just for little girls. There are plenty of teenagers, boys and young men who also have a ‘pink’ attitude. Being pink means that you can’t solve your own problems[…]
Read moreWhy You Should Self-Reflect: Children and Young People
Self-reflection is the process of looking at how you are showing up in the world and how you are perceived by others. It gives you an opportunity to correct mistakes and to plan better ways of behaving in the future. However, if you are an over-thinker or serial[…]
Read moreThe Fastest Way to Get Rid of Mental Health Issues: Children and Young People
When it comes to anxiety, depression and OCD we’re all keen to help children to get better as quickly as possible. CAMHS is often a long wait and young people are looking for speedier solutions. Often a combination of prescribed medication and a CBT type of therapy is[…]
Read moreBreak The Rules And Have Fun!
I often talk to parents in my Hertfordshire therapy space and professionals in Hertfordshire schools about creativity and rules. I personally think that there is a fine and interesting balance to be had between creativity and following the rules. But why am I thinking about this today? Well,[…]
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