Horses have always been a big part of my life, ever since I was a little girl, I was one of those crazy horse girls through school, went on and studied equine management at college and then went on to work in the horse industry. It all started when I was around 6 years old … Continue reading The Lessons Of Horse Riding Lessons
Mental Health May
Mindful Meditation
Being mindful can sometimes sound like a challenging thing to do but it can actually be done just by training our attention. Our brains have tendencies to wander off (mine wanders off very often) however practising mindfulness helps us train our attention “muscle” to become mentally fitter. Research shows that when you train your brain … Continue reading Mindful Meditation
Sympathy VS Empathy
As some of you may know, I am not a huge fan of sympathy. I have received a lot of sympathy in the past and to me it just feels like the same old bullshit, the pity I received from what people said or even just how they spoke to me just frustrated me. Don’t … Continue reading Sympathy VS Empathy
Finding My Listener
Mental health has reached a point now where it is getting recognised, understood and accepted which is bloody brilliant but there is still an issue regarding listening, it's a skill that we aren’t ever really taught how to use. I’m more of a listener than a talker, I’d rather let someone chat about whatever they … Continue reading Finding My Listener
The Mental Health Talk
Starting a conversation about mental health isn’t always the easiest thing to do, whether you are talking about your own mental health or you want to express your concern for a friend/family member, it takes courage to do so. Talking to my friends/family about what was going on in my head before I finished therapy … Continue reading The Mental Health Talk
Writing Therapy
I’ve always enjoyed writing, even in school I enjoyed my English classes, I wasn’t the best at it, but it was something I secretly enjoyed. Once I left school I didn’t really do any writing. I wrote assignments for college but that was more of a chore than anything else and I used to always … Continue reading Writing Therapy
Narrative Exposure Therapy
When my counsellor and me were working through my PTSD I had some homework that I needed to complete which was to write a script of the trauma from when it started through to when it ended and then mark my anxiety level (on a scale from 1-100) as I was reading it through. This … Continue reading Narrative Exposure Therapy
Taking Care – Self-Compassion Part 3
There is no single behaviour that goes without being self-compassionate. Self-compassionate behaviours can fall into three different categories which are: - Taking care of ourselves - Taking care of others - Taking care of business. To be more self-compassionate you will probably need a mixture of all three categories. The most important thing to remember … Continue reading Taking Care – Self-Compassion Part 3
Positive Imagery – Self-Compassion Part 2
The task of writing down your evidence for and against your critical beliefs is a good starting point for self-compassion but it isn’t the easiest task to complete as you have to face your critics (meaning you) head on which can be daunting and needless to say, pretty fucking difficult. However, using imagery is a … Continue reading Positive Imagery – Self-Compassion Part 2
Self-Compassion
Self compassion was something I learnt whilst going through my cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). To have compassion for someone is to be sympathetic towards them, for however they are feeling or whatever they have been through. Now, those that know me will know that I hate, hate receiving sympathy. I always have done. I don’t … Continue reading Self-Compassion
The Life Of Emma 