Fiona Murray
The helping conversation
We all need help and support from time to time as we deal with the problems and issues of life, especially those that threaten to...
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Fiona Murray
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Avoiding Misunderstandings
How can we avoid misunderstandings in a conversation? There are two sides to every conversation, the speaker and the listener but...
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Fiona Murray
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Resilience
Building resilience means making sure that you have people around you who believe in you unconditionally and hold you to high...
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Fiona Murray
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Burnout
What Is Burnout? Burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion in an individual. It can interfere in a person’s ability to manage...
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Fiona Murray
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Gardening for Good Mental Health
The mental health benefits of gardening are broad and diverse. Studies have shown significant reductions in depression and anxiety,...
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Fiona Murray
- Apr 1, 2022
- 5 min
Working with Life Stages
The 7-Year Stages of Life Long ago people sensed an order in life that we, in the modern age often fail to see. Among the more important...
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Fiona Murray
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Living with Synesthesia
"What colour is five?" might seem like a strange question to ask, but if you have synesthesia, you may have an answer. What is...
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Fiona Murray
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Tidal Model of Recovery
The Tidal Model of Recovery The main focus of the model is on helping individuals create their own voyage of discovery as a means of...
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Fiona Murray
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
12 Signs you have a Rainforest Mind
12 Signs You Have a Rainforest Mind 1. You’ve been accused of being too sensitive, too dramatic, too emotional, too curious, and too...
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Fiona Murray
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
Working with your Biography
Living as we do in a time where social networks are increasingly falling apart and many of us experience losses of meaning, vital...
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Fiona Murray
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Finding Meaning
Finding Meaning Do we really need to find meaning in life or can we just live our life without pondering on this question? Human beings...
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Fiona Murray
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
For Couples
Most couples come to counselling once they have tried everything else and feel so stuck that they think talking to a third party or...
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Fiona Murray
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Transitions
September is always a month of changes and transitions, back to school, back from holidays but this year we face additional challenges...
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Fiona Murray
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Finding emergency support
Immediate Help Sometimes we need some immediate support but at present lots of the usual helpline and services are still catching up from...
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Fiona Murray
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
High Sensitivity
Parents sometimes come to me and say, “My child is so sensitive. I don’t know why he’s like this. Everything is such a big deal. I parent...
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Fiona Murray
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
Living with adult ADHD
Living with ADHD as an adult A new charity in the UK is seeking to provide adults living with ADHD more support. Called ADHDUK it is run...
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Fiona Murray
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
What to do about Anger
We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger, is a completely normal,...
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Fiona Murray
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
A new tool to help you find the counsellor you want
Trying to work out what type of counselling you would like? Confused by all the different modalities out there? Not sure what type of...
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Fiona Murray
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
What is counselling for me?
Counselling is about understanding and working with life challenges. It’s about understanding common and failed responses to life’s...
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Fiona Murray
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
New ways to walk
So many of us are now walking in all weathers that by now we might be becoming a little less mindful on our daily fitness/ mental health...
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