Advent Of Anxiety

Reframing Anxious Thoughts

Matt

Dec 15, 2023 — 2 min read

Day 15: Embracing Cognitive Restructuring for Anxiety

In our journey to understand and manage anxiety, it becomes crucial to address not just our actions but also our thoughts. As we begin week 3 of our exploration, we focus on a powerful technique known as cognitive restructuring, otherwise known as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) - an evidence-based method to challenge and change negative thought patterns that fuel anxiety.

The rest of the week will focus on various coping strategies.

"The best use of creativity is imagination. The worst use of creativity is anxiety." - Deepak Chopra

Parent Mental Health Day (PMHD) 2024

Parents Mental Health Day is created and promoted by the charity Stem4 to promote teenage mental health and their parents/carers.

Are you ready, player one?

Pandora's box has been opened - the dystopian future once predicted is fast becoming the present-day reality. What does it look like, and what does it mean for us and our mental hea

The Cycle of Temporary Relief

Introduction How often have we heard about people who need to "have a drink to take the edge off", "retail therapy because you need cheering up", or even "watching TV late into the night to put off the next day's meeting"? We

I've published a book.

I just wanted to write a quick post about my new book, Zoe's Courage: A Journey Overcoming Worry, published on Amazon. In late November 2023, I was doing the usual school drop-off and was sitting in the car watching the birds scrap over some food in a nearby