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School Anxiety & Avoidance
This come up pretty much weekly in my clinical work. I’ve phrased the heading very specifically. In many cases you’ll…
We’re going on an Anxiety Hunt
I have read the wonderful children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to my children more times than I…
Now is the Time to Prepare for the Second Frontline: Post Covid-19
We are in the midst of the a global pandemic the likes of which the world has not witnessed in…
Anxiety & Covid-19: I didn’t see that coming
When you struggle to manage your anxiety you spend a lot of time hyper vigilant looking for and expecting danger…
Not all Heroes wear Capes
There has been a wonderful rallying call on social media in particular behind our emergency services who are literally our…
Covid-19 – Psychological Survival
I started off blogging about how to talk to kids about covid-19. Things have significantly escalated since then and we…
How to talk to Kids about Coronavirus
At this point the entire world will have heard about Coronavirus. Odds are your kids will have too. In an…
#GE2020 Mental Health Manifestos The Verdicts
This was the first time I’ve got into so much detail in analysing manifestos. It really is worth your time…
Social Democrats Mental Health Manifesto #GE2020
The final party to be reviewed for their Mental Health Manifesto for #GE2020 is the offering from the Social Democrats…
Labour Mental Health Manifesto #GE2020
Next up in the #GE2020 mental health manifesto is Labour So this will be the shortest so far of my…