Nowadays there is a lot of talk about the importance of good sleep, and good sleep hygiene to help you get it. We're told sleep supports good mental health. This is absolutely true! But do you know why? There is a stage of sleep that is critical to our brain processing events of the day. It's known as Rapid Eye Movement, REM, which you've probably heard of. REM uses up a lot of energy, it's not restful sleep. So the amount of REM we get per night is restricted. If we have too

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.