originally posted 21/10/18. updated 13th January 2020 There is an acronym from the practices of Insight Meditation I learnt many years ago that I have found incredibly useful and one I encourage others to use to help ease emotional struggles. It is a four-step process of bringing attention to recognising feelings, coming to some acceptance of them and fostering a healthier relationship with them. This approach comes from a view synonymous with a number of psychotherapeutic ap

In a broad sense, psychological trauma is experienced when an individuals emotional sense of safety or security is threatened or overwhelmed. This can occur from distressing events that are often out of the blue, like a sudden attack, accident or loss as well as from enduring ongoing situations of abuse or neglect. Traumatic experiences have a significant effect on our neurobiology. Often when bad things happen to us it triggers deep feelings of shame, worthlessness and isola

I have long been interested in how psychological perspectives of time influence our mood and mental health. How we relate to our past, the present and the future all has important implications on our mood, our happiness and even our choices in life. Distinct Time Perspectives have been shown to link to drug and alcohol use, engaging in risky behaviours, depression, anxiety and more… My research interests have included analysing the distinct and unique subjective perspectives

Originally by Nicola Davies PhD - adapted from an article in Psychiatry Advisor Jan 16 Recent research has shed new light on psychological perspectives of time among patients undergoing addiction treatment. This promises to provide psychiatrists and psychologists with a better understanding of subjective experiences among patients attending addiction clinics. Researchers Dr Sarah Davies and Dr Pavlos Filippopoulos published their findings in the Journal of Groups in Addiction

Treating chronic pain with EMDR Therapy. Chronic pain occurs for a number of reasons and is an indication that something is wrong physically. It's usually the cue to consult a medical doctor and seek treatment for the obvious and physical issue - which is a help. Yet whilst this can be directly treated, pain can continue and become a starting point for problematic and triggering relationships between bodily pain and emotional distress, creating more psychological anguish an