In the article, we look at three ways in which distress is both irrelevant, and good. Difficult reading, maybe - but perhaps that’s the point!

Values, Recovery, Personal Growth, Mental Health RecoveryJohn McGuirkNovember 17, 2019suffering, pain, distress, purpose, meditation, mindfulnessComment

The Different Types of Anxiety

In this brief blog, we’ll outline all the common forms of anxiety.

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What is Anxiety? And How Therapy Can Help

Often anxiety can be hard to pin down. In this article, we’ll look at what anxiety is, the signs of anxiety, and how therapy can help.

Mental Health Recovery, Bristol TherapyJohn McGuirkOctober 30, 2019anxiety, signs of anxiety, bristol, therapyComment

What is Depression, and How Therapy Can Help

Often we misunderstand what depression is and feel there is no hope. Here is a brief description of the signs of depression and a quick look at how therapy can help.

Mental Health Recovery, Bristol TherapyJohn McGuirkAugust 25, 2019depression, mental health, therapy, Bristol, low moodComment

Good or Bad Idea? How To Make A Decision!

Life is full of choices, and it can be hard to make decisions, even small one’s sometimes. Is this blog we look at how to do a cost-benefit analysis, which can really help with making up our minds.

Personal GrowthJohn McGuirkAugust 14, 2019Cost-Benefit Analysis, Decisions, Choices, choice, decisions, how to make a choice, how to make a decision Comments

Risk: An Essential Mental Health Ingredient

Learning how to negotiate risk is an unavoidable part of life, and yet, our relationship to risk can often go wrong. Let’s look at how risk interacts with mental health, and what might be good to remember when taking risks and managing our mental health.

Personal GrowthJohn McGuirkAugust 14, 2019risk, taking tisks, mental healthComment