Posts by Roisin Bradley

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Sleep-Aid Sales rocket as Sleep Problems declared biggest lifestyle issue of 2013

by Roisin Bradley

Alexa Chung, Jemima Khan and Geri Halliwell are among countless celebs using Twitter to lament their lack of sleep. While Chronic Insomnia is relatively unusual, most of us will experience difficulty sleeping at some stage. There are many factors which contribute to poor sleep: doing too much; stress/anxiety; relationship difficulties; depression; poor diet; alcohol/substance misuse. […]

CBT Self Help: Anxiety

by Roisin Bradley

Fear and anxiety are normal emotions that all of us feel sometimes.  Difficulties arise when we get stuck in a cycle of anxious thinking and avoidance behaviour (we have anxious thoughts: ‘Something awful will happen’  and ‘I wont be able to cope’;  as a result we feel frightened; when we are frightened, the we tend to […]

Stopping

by Roisin Bradley

A good way to stop all the doing is to shift into the “being” mode for just a moment. Try it now. Just watch this moment without trying to change it all. What is happening? What do you see? What do hear? What do you smell? What do you feel?

Latest News

by Roisin Bradley

The actor Stephen Fry recently spoke publicly about his personal struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts and urged others to seek help. Stephen’s courageous admission highlighted how difficult it can be for men in particular to seek counselling . He points out that “why?” is not the important question and that at times there is no […]