Counselling Conversations with Julie

n this episode, we are diving into a topic that touches the core of our human experience: healing ruptures in relationships. Whether it is a misunderstanding with a friend, a conflict with a partner, or a rift within the family, relationship ruptures can be deeply painful and challenging to navigate.

We will explore what causes these ruptures, the impact they have on our emotional well-being, and most importantly, how we can begin to heal and rebuild trust. Through practical strategies and compassionate insights, we will guide you on a journey to mend these fractures and foster stronger, more resilient connections.

Join us as we uncover the steps to healing ruptures in relationships and learn how to transform conflict into an opportunity for deeper understanding and growth.

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Often, we are our own harshest critics. We criticise, judge and tell ourselves the most negative thoughts and feelings.

Self-limiting beliefs are judgments or opinions about our strengths and capabilities that prevent us from achieving our goals and being successful in our lives. They are toxic to our mental health and our own worst enemy.

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When you step into a mental health professional room, you are not walking through the door ‘alone’; in a sense, you bring your family with you.

Have you ever wondered what makes some families more capable of moving through difficult times without fracturing under strain? Or how other families deal effectively with conflict?

If your family needs professional advice, please reach out to a mental health professional.

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Grief is complicated and fluctuating, a painfully normal part of life and an experience universal to every one of us. Grief and loss feelings may never entirely disappear; however, we can learn to manage the pain. It is essential to understand grief and how to deal with the pain and sadness while remaining on a journey of growth and healing.

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Studies show that our social connections with other people can have a profound effect on our well-being. Strong social connection is vital to our existence, it has a significant effect on our mood and psychological health.

Engaging in socialness can be challenging if you are not feeling great, you may want to be left alone and may not feel like you can be bothered to make the effort to get out there and socialise.

Looking at the deeper reasons, our thoughts and feelings on why you may not want to socialise may be helpful.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a term used to describe very stressful and traumatic events or circumstances that children may experience during their childhood. Adverse childhood experiences have been shown to impact individuals' development throughout life.

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Play is fun and vital to children’s healthy development; it has enormous psychological benefits. However, what happens when your family or child feels overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious?

Challenges and distress look different for all families; they are as individual as you and your family. Using a structured problem-solving technique may help your child reframe their worries, it may also help you.

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Stress can affect the quality of our close relationships. When life and environments get stressful our partners may feel we are not invested in the relationship. This can lead to interfering with or worsening our relationship.

Stressful situations such as financial, ill health, family dynamics, and work pressures are often the intruders in the relationships that may cause dissatisfaction.

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Parents inevitably come to parenting counselling for many varied reasons. Parents may come to counselling through an event that has an evident and significant effect on their child. In other instances, the cause of your child’s change in mood, behaviour, and social or academic functioning is not evident.

Becoming a parent of a child and knowing how to parent are two different things. Most parenting does not come naturally, and there is no such thing as the “perfect parent”. We all make mistakes, so engaging in parenting counselling may be the best decision you will make for yourself, your child and your family.

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During the Olympics, there was a buzz around one of the male athletes knitting whilst in the stands. This episode provides the history and possible reasons this Olympian is one knit and purl from other athletes.

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