Self care
Filling Your Funnel From The Bottom Up: Practical Strategies for Autistic and ADHD Nervous Systems
TL;DR: The Sensory Funnel is a five-level framework (Sensory → Emotional → Awareness → Social → Executive Function) that suggests addressing needs from the bottom up instead of focusing only on productivity. For neurodivergent nervous systems, meeting sensory needs first (like sleep, nutrition, and sensory regulation) creates the foundation for emotional balance, present awareness, social connection,…
Read MoreThe Men’s Group – The Antidote To Lockdown Isolation
A guest post by Olympic Cyclist Ryan Owens Back in March everything seemed to be going to plan. Fresh off a silver medal and national record with my team at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin I was starting to look ahead to the summer and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to try and…
Read MoreHow To Deal With People In Your Life That Are Self Absorbed
Let me tell you about Dave (not his real name, his real name is Mike – only joking, let’s carry on…) Dave has the fascinating capacity to turn every conversation back to himself. If I say I’ve got toothache, he’s had root canal surgery. If I like The Smiths, he will have seen them live in concert…
Read MoreWhy New Year Resolutions Suck and What To Do Instead
Over this Christmas holiday, I have spent a higher that usual percentage of my week sitting on the sofa and force feeding myself. It’s tradition. Like a rather rotund hamster, I have shovelled the Quality Street and honey roasted peanuts down my gob in a way that would suggest they could be taken away from my at any…
Read MoreWhy You Need A Budget And How To Get One
Are you struggling to stay within your means financially? Do you find that you overspend but don’t even realise you are doing it? You may think that talking about financial issues on a counselling and psychotherapy website is a bit odd but many of the clients who come to my therapy centre in Wilmslow talk…
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