Blog
Please find below our recent blog posts...
- Why digestive health matters throughout perimenopause & menopause22/10/2021
Katherine Corsan is a BANT-registered nutritionist who specialises in digestive health. Katherine explains the important functions our digestive system plays, and the effects this can have on a smoother perimenopause and menopause.
- A New Beginning (Part 2)20/10/2021
In part 2 of her blog, NLP Coach and Nutritional Therapist - Nina Galley - talks about the gift of the transition of menopause.
- Changing the story of menopause - One foggy brain at a time!18/10/2021
NLP Coach and Nutritional Therapist - Nina Galley - explores menopause as a transitional process and ways to navigate this time of life.
- The Menopause: Women’s Time For Change15/10/2021
Kim Swinden likens Menopause to Autumn, a time of change into unpredictability that bridges between what has gone before and what is up ahead in the second half of our lives.
- Space13/10/2021
Helen Gormley talks about menopause and therapy - an opportunity for reflection, reconnection, reset, and rejuvenation.
- How can counselling help women going through menopause04/10/2021
Counsellor Catherine Flynn explores the inevitable changes experienced during menopause and the support counsellors offer during this life change.
- How to help your immune system help you08/09/2021
Nutritional therapist Lori Webster explores the different foods that help keep your immune system (and you) healthy.
- Spiritual Wellness - Nutrition for the Soul26/08/2021
Helen McHugh explores Spiritual Wellness - what it is and how to make time for it in the fast-paced modern world.
- Possibility23/08/2021
Craniosacral therapist Megan Hatto explores spirituality in the form of being open to possibility.
- Healing Sleep20/08/2021
Sleep Therapist Derek Elliott explores what Spirituality is, how it relates to healing and his healing work with clients with sleep difficulties.
- Mindfulness and Spirituality17/08/2021
Alexander Isaksson explores Spirituality, Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy, the Buddhist Noble Truths, and the therapeutic process.
- Cultural Appropriation v. Cultural Appreciation13/08/2021
Andrew Kempleton explores cultural appropriation, in particular within the therapy world in Western communities.
- Essential Oil Frequencies: My aromatic journey11/08/2021
Lucia Miniewska explores the energetic frequency of essential oils and their use in healing therapies.
- Spirituality - making connections09/08/2021
Jessica Barber explores spirituality in the connections we make with other people and unexplainable coincidences.
- Spirituality – making peace with our parents06/08/2021
Family Constellations Therapist, Barbara Morgan explores what spirituality means to her, and how this links to our relationships with our parents.
- Inside Out04/08/2021
Taken from John Snowden's own blog page, John explores our egos and how letting go of our mind and tuning into our feelings can help free us from the demands and stress of the modern world.
- Learning To Play, Playing To Learn20/07/2021
Feldenkrais practitioner Dianne Hancock explores the importance of play and playfulness, as children and long into adulthood.
- Movement, Creativity and Play14/07/2021
Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist Megan Hattoo explores how movement and creativity impact us, our bodies, and our lives.
- Create, Play, and Move to Reverse the Most Common Pattern08/07/2021
Acupuncturist, Megan Odell explores common energy-depleting patterns and simple life changes that can be made to help heal.
- Vocal Sound in the Body-Mind Relationship23/06/2021
Body Psychotherapist, Anne Ryan, explores the healing power of vocal sound.
- Sleep and Emotional States16/06/2021
Daniel Kronenberg (Clinical Hypnotherapist) looks at the negative impact of sleep deprivation on our emotional states.
- Aphasia09/06/2021
Dr Rachel Adams explores Aphasia, a complex language disorder resulting from neurological damage to the brain. It can affect a person’s ability to talk, write and understand spoken and written language, whilst leaving other cognitive abilities intact.
- Fear of Going Out04/06/2021
FOGO - have you, or someone you care for, suddenly developed a fear of going out?
- A Self-Compassionate Approach to Low Self Esteem18/05/2021
Sarah Lane (Counsellor) explores our inner critic and how to be more compassionate towards ourselves to help improve our self-esteem.
- Three Parenting Mistakes That Damage Teenagers’ Self-Esteem14/05/2021
Confidence and Self-Esteem Coach Kevin Birch talks about the 3 main mistakes parents make that can damage teenagers self-esteem, and what to do instead.
- Self-Esteem12/05/2021
Susan Malone-Hoyle what self-esteem is and how to improve it, including a Self-Esteem Inventory worksheet.
- How to build self-esteem and feel confident07/05/2021
In aid of National Teen Self Esteem Month, Jessica Vassallo looks at limiting self-beliefs and six steps to building self-esteem.
- How to Boost Your Self Esteem in the Work Place04/05/2021
Life Coach, Caroline Rushforth, looks at the causes of self-esteem and how to boost it.
- Coping with a diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)21/04/2021
Nicole George (Psychological therapist) talks about IBS, the psychological impact it has on sufferers, and how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help.
- Power & Control19/04/2021
Family Constellations Practitioner, Barbara Morgan, explores Power & Control in our lives and the wider world.
- What does your gut tell you?14/04/2021
Trainee Psychotherapist Luke Roberts explores the important role our gut plays, not only in the digestion of food but also in psychological wellbeing.
- Detecting Root Causes of IBS07/04/2021
Nutritionist Helen Cooke explores 4 key root causes of IBS.
- 10 Daily Affirmations for Self Love22/03/2021
Life Coach, Caroline Rushforth, shares 10 daily affirmations to help self love.
- It’s a woman thing!15/03/2021
Anne Duke looks at dealing with the Menopause and what can help women during this transitional period.
- Western Diet Impact on Female Fertility08/03/2021
Karina Smith-Reyes looks at the impact Western Diet can have on women's health and offers some online programmes for those wanting to start making positive changes.
- Binge eating when we're asleep - it's time to wake up01/03/2021
Jessica Vassallo explores unconscious eating and our habits around food, and how to gain healthier mindsets to help practice more mindful eating.
- Does Sex Matter in Covid Times?17/02/2021
Maria and Chanden of Nexus Counselling explore the importance of sex during difficult times such as Covid-19.
- Four Nutrients to Increase Libido & Sexual Performance10/02/2021
Nutritionalist Karina Smith-Reyes looks at the impact on nutrition on our sex lives.
- But it was my fault03/02/2021
Jessica Barber reflects on her role as a Psychotherapist when working with clients who have suffered from abuse.
- Metamorphosis25/01/2021
New Practice Manager, Stephen Holmes, reflects on the New Year, embracing the darkness we're faced with, and emerging stronger from it.
- I am the centre. The centre is me.21/01/2021
A beautiful poem written by Charley, our Practice Manager in Queen Square (Bristol).
- A Change for the Better20/01/2021
Dianne Hancock explores the use of The Feldenkrais Method to help identity limiting habits and create change.
- Top 5 Nutrition & Lifestyle Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System in 202106/01/2021
Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach Karina Smith-Reyes gives her top 5 nutrition & lifestyle tips to strengthen your immune system this year.
- Poetry from Ayaz Angus Landman23/12/2020
Poetry featured on our Christmas as The Birth Of Truth evening with Ayaz Angus Landman and bard Gayan Tony Donaghy.
- Mindful Walking through the Seasons21/12/2020
Sarah Lane (Counsellor and Mindfulness Teacher) brings mindfulness to our everyday walks.
- Biophilia and the mind17/12/2020
An extract from towards the end of James Brennan's forthcoming book, Making Sense of Being Alive: A Natural History of the Mind.
- Connecting with Nature14/12/2020
Piia Laakso (Massage Therapists) reflects on the joy and peace she finds from connecting with nature, and how it can aid her and her clients in their massage experience.
- Christmas as The Birth Of Truth10/12/2020
Join poet Ayaz Angus Landman and bard and psychotherapist Gayan Tony Donaghy for a poetic solstice Sufi ramble, weaving a mystical meditation and exploration of the meaning of Christmas as “The Birth of Truth”.
- Is Nature Outside Of Us?10/12/2020
Charley Roux (Acupuncturist) explores the beauty of finding nature within us.
- The Importance of Spending Time in Nature07/12/2020
Physiotherapy, Matt Kinal explores the benefits of spending time in nature.
- A Wholearth Approach - a relationship of Oneness02/12/2020
Starting this month's Nature blog topic, Ally Stott explores the 'Wholearth Approach' which recognises that we are nature - we humans are of the same Body as the wider than human world, of plants, water, animals, trees, insects, sky, rock.
- A Rock and a Hard Place25/11/2020
Ben Jones (Counsellor) explores the portrayal of men as hardened individuals who must strive to perform, the threat this can place on their mental health, and how therapy can help men explore deeper within themselves.
- Hypnotherapy for erectile dysfunction20/11/2020
Jon Creffield (Hypnotherapist) looks at the links between stress and erectile dysfunction and how hypnotherapy can help.
- Men, Be Kind to Yourself16/11/2020
Jamie de Carvalho (Psychotherapist) looks at male stereotypes and learning to speak about your feelings.
- Becoming a Father – Why Dads need more mental health support12/11/2020
Clinical Psychologist Jenny Griffiths looks at mental health in fathers - the struggles they may be under, how they might be feeling, depression, and what to do.
- Men’s Mental Health During Covid-1909/11/2020
Owen Lewis (Hypnotherapist) explores the strain Men's Mental Health is under during Covid-19.
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)04/11/2020
Katherine Corsan, a BANT-registered nutritionist, provides an in-depth exploration of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH).
- The Transformation of Cotham Hill26/10/2020
Practice Manager, Sam Hill, write about the transformation of our Cotham Hill centre in Bristol.
- The Pieta23/10/2020
Poetry by Angus Landman on seeing Michaelangelo’s Pieta St Peters Rome
- Cage Maker or Cage Breaker?22/10/2020
Villy Tichkova's blog on Addictions and how to recreate ourselves in a world of uncertainty and social isolation.
- Addiction13/10/2020
Hermione Brown looks into what addiction is, the difference between a habit and an addiction, and breaking free from addiction.
- Facing up to addiction with solution-focused hypnotherapy07/10/2020
Jon Creffield explores addiction and how solution focused hypnotherapy can help.
- Frequency Medicine Offers New Hope for Overcoming Chemical Dependency02/10/2020
The first of our Addiction blog topics - Bioresonance practitioner, Kasey, explains how this form of treatment can help chemical dependencies.
- The Breath24/09/2020
Emma Cayless reflects on her experience of true mind-body connection through meditation and the breath.
- Frondescence21/09/2020
Emma Bartley's leafy ramble into the wonderful world of Greenery.
- Happiness through Body and Mind18/09/2020
Psychotherapist Sonja Anthony looks at finding happiness through body and mind.
- Wellbeing and the language of the Body Mind17/09/2020
Body Movement Psychotherapist, Hannah Murdoch, discusses the language of Body Mind.
- Holistic Health14/09/2020
Susan Lacroix looks at holistic health and ways of helping ourselves.
- Mind and Body: What's the connection?11/09/2020
Psychotherapist, Hermione Brown, explores our mind - body connection and how we can listen to our bodies to gain insight into our stresses and troubles.
- The Holistic Benefits of Healing Through Sound Meditation09/09/2020
Paula Bowen-Scott explores the soothing powers of a Gong bath.
- Is Psychotherapy touching?07/09/2020
Caroline Duggan looks at the mind and body connection through her work as a Body Psychotherapist and her use of touch with sessions.
- Mind and Body Connections04/09/2020
Villy Tichkova explores the dance between Mind and Body.
- The Brain-Gut Connection: IBS and Hypnotherapy01/09/2020
This month's focus is on the mind-body connection and holistic healing. Daniel Kronenberg starts us off with his blog on IBS and Hypnotherapy.
- Parenting in a pandemic27/08/2020
Counsellor, Martin Alderton, reflects on his client's experience of parenting in a pandemic.
- Parenthood in lockdown24/08/2020
Family Therapist, Richard Clarke, reflects on his experience of parenting during lockdown.
- Parenting Yourself21/08/2020
Holistic Hypnotherapist Melody May explores the importance of parenting yourself as well as your children.
- The Right Port in a Storm19/08/2020
The Practice Rooms' manager, Nicola Hall, reflects on being a Practice Manager in Bristol.
- The Psychology of Parenting in a nutshell: Reflections from a Clinical Psychologist17/08/2020
Clinical Psychologist, Dr Jenny Griffiths, reflects on the psychology of parenting.
- A Pocket Guide to Parenting14/08/2020
How to raise adults who thrive in an ever-changing world.
- The Millstone of Parental Guilt11/08/2020
In our first of this month's Parenthood blogs, Jo Lloyd looks at the feelings of guilt that parents battle with.
- The Art of Listening23/07/2020
In this short blog, Angus Landman outlines and suggests the four stages of the “Art” of listening and expands a little on each.
- Friendships (and what to do if you’re an introvert…)20/07/2020
CBT Therapist, Tom Holland-Pearce looks at socialising and friendship as an introvert.
- The Practice Rooms in Exeter13/07/2020
What our centre in Exeter and the surrounding area have to offer.
- Friendship06/07/2020
The impact of friendship on our wellbeing.
- Pride or shame: Working well with LGBTQ+ clients01/07/2020
Pride and shame: two end points on a spectrum of acceptance of oneself regarding gender identity and sexual orientation.
- Sleeping Clifton Practice30/06/2020
We reflect on the vast changes at our centre in Clifton from it's opening last Autumn to the present situation.
- A Solstice Reflection - So too the World19/06/2020
When considering the troubles of the world, I sometimes ask myself, if the world were my client how would I be in relation to it?
- Proud in the absence of Pride18/06/2020
Zayna Ratta, an LGBTQIA+ hypno-psychotherapist, talks about sexual, gender and relationally diverse minorities.
- Salisbury - a historical hub18/05/2020
Getting to know our quirky Salisbury centre, written by manager Alison.
- Self care: a path to reach your dreams13/05/2020
A how guide on using self care to manifest your hearts desires by our therapist Laura Cocconi, a holistic therapist based in Hove.
- Practitioner Interview - Katrina Allen08/05/2020
Getting to know one of our practitioners, Katrina Allen who practices as a sex therapist and psychotherapist in Sheffield.
- The energy of stress20/04/2020
Why do we come to feel stressed and how does it affect us? More importantly, how can we discharge that energy? A blog by kinesiologist and Shiatsu practitioner, Jacqueline Lawes.
- A little oasis13/04/2020
Clifton Village - a bustling inner city suburb hiding a lovely little oasis.
- Lessons from Covid-19: how to stay sane in self-isolation30/03/2020
Some simple tips from Ana, a psychotherapist in Hove about how to care for our mental health whilst isolated.
- Pause for Thought by Angus Landman28/03/2020
I think this will be seen to be a truly epoque defining moment in human history. Are we ready to take advantage of it?
- Managing Stress as a Therapist25/03/2020
Creating and reviewing your self-care routine as a therapist to manage your stress better.
- Nutritional Tips for Coronavirus19/03/2020
Some nutritional tips from Helen Cooke, a nutritionist in Bristol about how to boost immunity during Coronavirus.
- Online Emotional Support - Seeking talking therapists17/03/2020
As part of a professional response to the current unprecedented crisis, the Help Hub are seeking qualified psychotherapists and counsellors to provide an online or telephone service to those in urgent need of emotional support.
- The Practice Rooms and Coronavirus - a letter from Angus16/03/2020
A letter from Angus, the managing director of The Practice Rooms, about the business' stance on coronavirus, and how we can all help each other.
- Mindfulness and Community06/03/2020
When people first come into one of our centres, they are often struck by how beautiful the rooms are, both structurally and with the furnishings.