If your child is struggling to attend school due to anxiety there are things you can do to make the situation easier. Firstly, did your child feel anxious before the Covid-19 pandemic or before lockdown happened? It is likely that previously anxious children will be impacted most. These children may have become less anxious during lockdown with it increasing again.…
My auntie sent me a copy of a book during lockdown. I had seen it in December while Christmas shopping but had no one left on my list to buy this beautiful book for. Not that my auntie knew that. ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse‘ is such a gorgeous book. I adore it. It is such a sweet…
I became a mother of two boys following two miscarriages. Both losses happened early on in pregnancy. I do know there was a time when I wondered if I had fertility issues and loss overwhelmed me. I thought fora time I would ever be able to have children. That was a truly despairing feeling. I felt a loss of identity…
It seems around half of us have had our mental health negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Young people have been affected even more. Lockdown, whether you agree or disagree with it, was implemented to take control of the virus. However, I do wonder how much consideration was given to the impact this strategy would have on our mental health. Anxiety…
The Corona Virus pandemic has resulted in the death of over 40,000 people in UK alone. Feelings of loss and grief are inevitable following the death of a loved one. Loss during a pandemic, or when there are other unpredictable circumstances, these feelings, along with other emotions, may be amplified. If you have lost someone you may feel you want…
Corona virus has impacted our mindsets; both negatively and positively. For most of us we have had a mixture of the two states as a result of the pandemic. To be able to move forward whether post pandemic, in this new normal, or to succeed at our goals more generally we need to have a positive mindset. When our regular…
Our freedom has recently increased a little after it had been reduced. The opportunities to meet those we love, to enjoy new adventures and to explore our world came to a standstill for a couple of months. Here in the UK at least. However necessary it has been to lockdown, it has highlighted to me how important my freedom is.…
We have been told to stay at home during the Corona Virus (Covid- 19) pandemic so what can we do? How can we spend our time? This can be quite odd for many as we are used to being able to do whatever we want. It may feel limiting to have our freedom taken away so how can we stay…
We are in extraordinary and unprecedented times. We are all in this unknown situation together and it is bringing about difficult emotions and circumstances for most. We have been told to socially distance ourselves from one another – unless you are a Key Worker. This covers many occupations and fields of work. For those of you who are a Key…
I feel free; one month on I feel a sense of freedom and relief. I stopped using Facebook on January 1st, even for work. It was a new year’s resolution that I committed to for the month. And I’ll tell you why. The following reasons: To make space for my family who felt I was on Facebook all the time.…