Using the Breath to Feel More Present. With Nigel Lack. Most of us are good at getting through the day while staying disconnected—from our bodies, our emotions, and sometimes even from what we really want or need. As a Gestalt therapist I don’t try to fix or analyse people. I help them notice what’s Continue reading
3 Common Health Symptoms We Normalise (and Why You Don’t Have To) Often in clinic and in everyday conversations, I hear people say things like: ‘I just assumed it was normal to feel this tired.’ ‘I thought bloating after every meal was just part of getting older.’ ‘I’ve always been anxious, isn’t that just part Continue reading
With Tension and Trauma Release Exercise Our nervous system is the body’s command centre, sending messages back and forth, between our brain and all other parts of your body. It also keeps track of what’s going on inside and outside of our body and decides how to respond to any situation we are in. On Continue reading
Reflexology Perimenopause and Menopause Menopause is a natural process that all women will go through and anyone who has been through perimenopause will know that symptoms can be both wide-ranging and have a big effect on well-being in daily life. Thankfully societal attitudes to menopause are changing and people commonly feel more able to talk Continue reading
4 metaphors for anxiety Anxiety is a term that is used to describe a wide range of feelings and sensations, from mild unease to paralyzing fear. For many people, anxiety is a daily struggle that can make it hard to function normally. Metaphors can be helpful in understanding anxiety because they allow you to see Continue reading
Massage during pregnancy After a recent massage treatment my client commented, with pleasure in her voice, ‘I feel so relaxed …but also…. I feel much lighter in my body…. its like space has been created inside’. This feeling is welcome when you are 40 weeks pregnant and such comments are not unusual from my pregnant Continue reading
Positivity in the Pandemic How can we build optimism in the face of our current challenges? Is it possible to feel good when external circumstances are bad? Can we increase our resilience and positive emotions, in spite of the pandemic? On Sunday 10th January, Muswell Health’s positive psychologist and life coach Nikki Hughes will be Continue reading
Dr. Emma Svanberg, a clinical psychologist at Muswell Health has written this article for Village Raw. When I first started working with parents, my job was pretty simple. People may have read one of two parenting “manuals”, like Gina Ford or The Baby Whisperer, but generally information came from family members, midwives, health visitors and Continue reading
Goal setting for the New Year Nikki Hughes, our resident life coach and positive psychologist studies ‘what goes right’ with people and works with individuals and groups to help them gain greater happiness and well-being in all areas of life. With January approaching, it seemed like a good time to talk to her about goal-setting; a Continue reading
Reflexology is a non-intrusive complementary therapy, based on the theory that different points on the feet, lower leg, hands, face or ears correspond with different areas of the body.
