Why won’t men talk about their feelings?
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This week I had a counselling session with one of my male clients and he told me that he felt that most men would not talk about their feelings with their family or friends. He explained that it just didn’t feel right to him, he didn’t want to worry people and he would rather talk […]
The Myth of a Picture-Perfect Life
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I’ve noticed that articles about the pressures of social media often focus on children, teenagers and young people. Of course, this makes a great deal of sense because we all know that young people spend a lot of time on social media. But I strongly believe that it affects older people too and as someone […]
Asking a friend if they’re OK
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It seems that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of “talk to your friends”, “check in on your family to make sure they’re OK”, but this can often feel like a cop out if you don’t know what to say and you don’t even feel that you know where to start when talking about their […]