Wellbeing Archives - Dr Paula Redmond, Clinical Psychologist

The Bucket Metaphor

by Paula Redmond | 20 May, 2022 | Wellbeing

As humans there’s only so much we can hold. When demands are too high we get overwhelmed – just as a bucket would overflow if it keeps getting filled up. This doesn’t mean the bucket is broken, damaged or not good enough – it’s just...

A fresh take on making New Years resolutions – The Choice Point

by Dr Claire Hepworth | 30 Dec, 2021 | Connection, Wellbeing, Work-related stress

This Year. What a year. Or two. I am a little lost now. There’s something about this time of year that makes us pause and reflect. Perhaps it’s the cocooning, the chance to step away from the day to day, that gives us time to reflect. It can seem like everyone...

5 practical ways to incorporate yoga into your working life

by Dr Bethany Stroyde | 16 Dec, 2021 | Connection, Wellbeing, Work-related stress

Yoga can have huge benefits for managing stress at work and at home. In a previous article I outlined some of the ways in which yoga can help us manage stress, and the mechanisms behind this. In this article I describe 5 practical ways you can incorporate yoga into...

Can yoga help me to manage work-related stress?

by Dr Bethany Stroyde | 16 Dec, 2021 | Connection, Wellbeing, Work-related stress

Yoga can have huge benefits for our physical and mental health. In this article I speak about the ways in which yoga might help you to cope with stress in the workplace and beyond, as well as why I am so passionate about it as a psychologist. When people think...

3 steps to overcoming overwhelm – get present, open up and do what matters

by Paula Redmond | 25 Nov, 2021 | Connection, Wellbeing

When we’re feeling overwhelmed, whatever the cause, it can be really hard to take effective action to support ourselves. We often end up getting caught up in unhelpful cycles of avoidance, that in the long run make things worse. Or we get so hooked up in...

3 top self care tips for parents who are also health professionals

by Dr Hannah Guzinska | 5 Nov, 2021 | Compassion, Wellbeing

Too often, we therapists neglect our personal relationships. Our work becomes our life. At the end of our workday, having given so much of ourselves, we feel drained of the desire for more relationship. ID Yalom, 2002 (The Gift of Therapy). Do you ever feel...

The Bucket Metaphor

3 steps to overcoming overwhelm – get present, open up and do what matters

3 top self care tips for parents who are also health professionals

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