Emotions and mental health. Articles and information related to my work as a trauma therapist, Techniques, research and resources all under the topic of emotion science, feelings, mental health and wellbeing
Finding stillness in motion, and freedom in focus Creative flow is a state that I find fascinating. As a creative wellbeing coach, psychotherapist, and artist, I often explore how we process our experiences, not just intellectually, but emotionally, spiritually, and creatively. Creative flow is a state where there is a sense of complete immersion in…
Find emotional clarity through an innovative blend of expressive writing, CBT strategies and music I have written an in depth self-paced online course that you can take in your own time. The course will combine a new method for managing emotions with expressive writing to offer a powerful strategy that you can use to offload…
Identifying feelings using the Hot Cross Bun CBT Method Do you like the smell of hot cross buns? The cinnamon and mixed spice? If not, look away now. My partner just had a hot cross bun for breakfast, and the smell was gorgeous. I wasn’t planning on posting a picture of an actual hot cross…
I have written a lot about worry and how to manage it recently, and in many of those posts I have mentioned the worry tree. I thought I would create a page where you can easily find this template, and you can also download it for your own personal use at the end of this…
What is this thing called worry? Have you ever found yourself thinking about something that hasn’t happened yet? Or thinking about what could happen and feeling anxious about it? This thinking can usually occur when we don’t want it to. It is a pattern of thinking that brings with it a feeling of anxiety, and…
The feeling wheel is also known as the affective circumplex. My image is adapted from the work of Posner, Russel, and Peterson (2005), who described a way to categorise broadly how you feel from moment to moment. This feeling wheel is slightly different to the wheel of emotions that you might find online because I…
What is interoception and how can it help me to process my emotions?
