Diabetes Management
Dr Daksha Hirani speaks with Quin user Sandra, who has lived with diabetes for 50 years. Check out the clip below to find out whether Sandra considers 50 years of living with diabetes an achievement or not.
Therapists
I am a South Asian Clinical Psychologist. When training I was the only person of colour on my doctoral course. I often note that people from BAME backgrounds are more comfortable working with me. This is understandable when you consider what the clients are presenting with. Readers may relate to this article.
Imposter Syndrome
We all question our worth and ability from time to time. Here I talk about the important thing to remember – not to identify yourself as your thoughts and remember you are not alone in this. Self-compassion, introspection and a focus on who you want to be to bring impact to the world around you …
Coercive Control
It is great the government is starting to teach about coervice control. Let’s hope more people make healthier choices. The difference between a healthy relationship and an abusive one isn't always obvious – especially when the lasting impact isn't as visible as a bruise – but it can be just as damaging. Is This Coercive …
Food for thought. What would be your reason for getting better?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/finding-new-home/202009/depression-15-reasons-getting-better?
Mental Health Challenges get more pronounced during Covid-19
Mental health challenges have become more pronounced as the Covid-19 pandemic looms over us. Insight, awareness and self care are more important than ever before to ensure resilience and a sense of mental well-being through these changing times.
Expert Interview: Mental health at work
“Mental Health in the workplace is crucial for an effective workforce. It was a great pleasure to speak with Alastair Dryburgh about what leaders should look out for. Offering advice and signposting during uncertain times. Thank you for the opportunity.” Check out the interview here: https://vimeo.com/432521228/b05bcf52b5 Also, check out the Tech London Advocates website here: …
Free Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditations
Parmi would like to offer these free audio recordings to help you attend to the present. Clients report having been helped to focus in ways other apps don’t succeed due to the exactness of instructions and purity of mindfulness approach. There are no imaginations or number countings involved – just attending to you as you …
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Compassion during times of Pandemics – Why bother?
When you are sensitive to the distress and needs of those in pain and suffering it is easier to work out how best to alleviate their suffering. Our thinking has evolved over millennia to include new types of self-awareness, ways to think, and reason to work out the impact of our behaviour on ourselves years …
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My Journey into Clinical Psychology: Podcast
It was a huge pleasure to speak on this podcast with Richard Mann sharing my personal journey into clinical psychology. Here are the links to the post and podcast- https://www.linkedin.com/…/activity-6657988855364489217-tccf Listen at- The Mann on a Mission website:https://lnkd.in/givdnTX Spotify:https://lnkd.in/g7-sRkq iTunes:https://lnkd.in/gnN6CV7 Thank you for listening and let me know in the comments section or by messaging …
Mental Wellbeing
Looking after your mental wellbeing during times of social isolation can be tricky. This calendar gives some fantastic ideas. Which ones speak to you?
Mental Health Support
With Covid19 upon us, I feel fortunate to be able to offer my services at the newly opened Nightingale Hospital. Mental Health support in traumatic times. Keep well, everybody. Self-care is paramount as we help others.
Remote Psychotherapy – Does it work?
About 20% of the psychotherapy I used to provide was online and remote. It worked well and aid workers working in some of the most inhospitable parts of the world were able to seek support at a time most needed. For whatever reasons other clients were not able to attend face-to-face sessions. With Covid-19, 100% …
Fear, Mindfulness, Immunity, and Coronavirus
As I increase my own practice of mindfulness, I encourage you all to do the same. It goes without saying that following the medical and government guidelines set is prudent. Lookingafter your physical health whilst self-isolating is prudent. But how do you improve your immunity once you have taken in all the water, healthy food, …
HEARTFELT Diabetes: Mental health and living with diabetes
Diabetes UK and JDRF UK came together to highlight the importance of focusing on mental health for people with diabetes. I was invited to take part in the #SeeDiabetesDifferently conversation series and had a heartfelt conversation with Sandra Horgan – diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes over 50 years ago. Thank you to Quin for providing this platform …
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The Art of Resting: Podcast
When did you truly rest? Rest is renewing of depleted physical, emotional, mental and psychological reserves. It is a space away from doing, from people-pleasing, from obligations, from competing, from performing, from controlling. It allows us to slow down and recharge so we can speed up again. It was a pleasure to be invited as …
How do you deal with rejection?: Podcast
Great to be invited to speak again on BBC Asian Network on this topic. We come in about 15 min into the program. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dhqk
New Years Resolutions: Podcast
2020 has come in with gusto. It was a great privilege to speak at this BBC radio station on the concept of new years resolutions and how to approach them. The show is available on BBC iplayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cmg9
Resilience In The Workplace
As technology advances and our knowledge of systems improves, our effectiveness and resilience ought to increase but paradoxically often the exact opposite occurs. With information overload and a multitude of demands on our attention, it is not surprising that one can feel frantic and stretched thin. Bringing resilience into the workplace is virtually impossible if …
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Mental Health
I qualified as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist over 20 years ago. Whilst this has helped with accumulating a wealth of knowledge and clinical experience, it has also meant there has been an increased need for continued professional development (CPD). As a trainee clinical psychologist in 1998 I was fortunate to observe my supervisor and I …
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Avoidance? Fuelled by CRAP
I often explore the term ‘avoidance’ with my clients during the course of therapy. What is avoidance you ask? The dictionary definition of avoidance is ‘the action of keeping away from or not doing something.’ The psychological definition refers to choosing your behaviour based on trying to avoid or escape particular thoughts or feelings. For example, one …
Trauma and its various forms
Trauma is an emotive word and as humans we all experience it from time to time in our lives. It can appear in the shape of post traumatic stress after a single event or repeated exposure such as living in a war zone, with domestic abuse, bullying in the school ground or in the work …
