Imagine if you stopped worrying about what could go wrong and instead focused on what could go right?

Imagine if you fully understood why anxiety has taken control and why you think, feel and behave the way you do. Imagine if you understood how you could get back in control once and for all. Imagine if the solution was inside you all the time. Imagine you'd found someone who would coach you to access the solution yourself. How would you feel? "From the very first session, Fiona helped me stop feeling like I was in helpless freefall with my anxiety. I felt so much more in cont

Young people have had a challenging time in the last 18 months. The teenage mental health charity stem4 produced some research in March...

So the weather in the UK is a bit... sub-optimal at the moment. I won't lie, the weather can get to me. Our primitive response to poor...

Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, driven by the Mental Health Foundation. The theme this year is #ConnectWithNature....

Image courtesy of Mathyus Kurmann Some of my clients this week are coming to the end of their therapy, which is why this quote from Jon Kabat Zinn resonated with me today. Typically, people with anxiety and depression see me for eight to 12 sessions (sometimes just six or seven). By that point they are in control of their thought processes, which means they are in control of their feelings and reactions. They are back in control of their lives. But of course... Life happens.

You are not lazy, unmotivated, or stuck. After years of living your life in survival mode, you are exhausted. There is a difference. -...

My grandfather had very green fingers. Geraniums were his main passion but this hydrangea was his. After he passed away, the hydrangea...

How are you feeling about the UK heading out of lockdown? What do you feel when you think of returning to a more normal work and social...

Today is the National Day of Reflection. One year ago, the UK went into lockdown. Today the nation reflects on the lives lost and the...

When people suffer from low moods, depression, and anxiety, they’re often given the ‘helpful’ advice to practice self-care. Things like, taking exercise, eating healthily, getting good sleep, seeing friends. That advice is not wrong in and of itself, but to practice that sort of mentally healthy behaviour we need some helpful processes already to be going on in the brain. Things like exercising, seeing friends, eating nourishing food and sleeping will help us produce the neur

Hang on a second. Last month was a scone. Today she's posting a picture of crumpets. 'How on earth are crumpets related to mental...

For anyone who needs to sleep better or calm their minds, there are two recordings of guided relaxations on my website now - both free to...

I won't lie, the state of the weather can affect the way I am feeling - if I let it. This is the same for many people. As the days...