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Take some time to get to know your Resilience - build your self-awareness
Objective To gain self-assurance in yourself by learning to recognise and acknowledge your resilience. Overview This approach recognises...
Ian Smith
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Five Step Strategy to Cope with Anxiety - Stress - or Panic
Anxiety is a natural phenomenon for many of us; for example when public speaking, performance reviews, job responsibilities and life...
Ian Smith
Oct 6, 20222 min read


Poundbury's Mental Health Links
Wellbeing Practice has a brand new venue in the heart of the charming Dorset town of Poundbury. Like so often, change isn't isolated, so...
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Sep 26, 20222 min read


Youth Mental Health Day
Talking to your child about mental health As parents we care about little more than the welfare of our children. From day one we research...
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Sep 21, 20223 min read


Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
This week has seen a huge and historical change. The passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II was announced on Thursday 8th September. This...
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Sep 10, 20221 min read


Self-Awareness - coping with Anxiety, building Confidence and Resilience.
Self Awareness from Dorset's Counselling Service - Wellbeing Practiced - Poundbury - Dorchester and Wimborne
Ian Smith
Sep 7, 20223 min read


10 Tips coping with Unhelpful Thinking - Thoughts can be cruel causing anxiety - build resilience.
Download this worksheet here: The Objective of this article is aimed at helping you on the path to effective problem-solving when...
Ian Smith
Jul 4, 20224 min read


Laughter is a great natural Therapy - Coping strategies and mechanisms for Anxiety and Stress.
In places of extreme stress such as: hospitals, war zones, sites of disasters – spontaneous humour is often evident. It is a way that...
Ian Smith
Jun 28, 20211 min read


Stress into Burnout - The curve from Symptoms to Recovery
Burnout - A brief guide to Prevention and Treatment What is burnout? “Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion...
Ian Smith
Jun 14, 20211 min read


18 simple ways to relieve anxiety/stress. - Coping strategies and mechanisms for Anxiety and Stress.
Wellbeing Practice have made it our focus to find ways to beat feelings of being overwhelmed; You don't have to suffer alone; here are...
Ian Smith
Mar 8, 20216 min read


WORKPLACE BULLYING
Many might think that Bullying seems very much like a playground issue, but the truth is it’s a major problem in our workplaces too....
Ian Smith
Mar 1, 20213 min read


COPING WITH EXAM STRESS
The thought of long sunny days ahead brightens our mood, but this time of year can bring stress for teenagers and parents with exams...
Ian Smith
Feb 28, 20212 min read


Is your F.E.A.R. holding you back?
Having written in the past about the unpleasant effects of fear — how it can lead to procrastination, creative blocks, and inconspicuous...
Ian Smith
Jan 3, 20213 min read


PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, without saying a word, he picked...
Ian Smith
Oct 14, 20202 min read


How to talk with your Manager about your Anxiety
It's not always easy to speak to friends and family about a mental health concerns, let alone a manager. But keeping a problem hidden at...
Ian Smith
Oct 8, 20202 min read


Stress or Burnout?
Feeling exhausted, depleted and disengaged from work for a while now, Is it job stress? Or is it burnout? The terms ‘stress’ and...
Ian Smith
Sep 28, 20205 min read


Workplace Anxiety
There are lots of ways to manage workplace anxiety. Here are just a few tips that could work for you
Ian Smith
Sep 23, 20202 min read


Your Unique Treatment Plan
This blog will answer questions such as: · How do I go about choosing the right therapist? · How many sessions do I need? · Will it work?...
Ian Smith
Apr 24, 20202 min read


What is Anxiety?
I recent set out to describe what #anxiety and #depression felt like, looking for a way to describe to people who had never experienced,...
Ian Smith
Apr 24, 20205 min read


Is it Stress or is it Anxiety?
Everyone gets nervous or anxious from time to time—when speaking in public, for instance, or when going through financial difficulty. For...
Ian Smith
Apr 24, 20202 min read

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