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Dating and ways to survive it - Building Confidence
Dating and ways to survive it - Building Confidence
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
Dating and ways to survive it - Confirmation Bias
Confirmation Bias Confirmation bias is fundamental to our experience as humans and a fundamental to understand when dating. ...
Dr Jo Stuart
5 min read
Dating and ways to survive it - Attraction
Part 1: When dating we need to understand the rules of attraction. Why are we attracted to some individuals and not others? Or why do...
Dr Jo Stuart
2 min read
Dating and ways to survive it
I have had so many conversations over the years about peoples’ experience of dating I thought it was about time this was shared in the...
Dr Jo Stuart
1 min read
5 Minute Bodyscan
A quick body scan to get you through the day.
Dr Jo Stuart
1 min read
New Year’s Resolutions - to do or not to do. That is the question
Moving from one year into another, for many, provides a natural time of reflection - a moment to look back over the year we are leaving...
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
The Cognitive Thinking Element of Anxiety
Lets understand thinking and how it can work for us or against us.
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
Unhelpful Thinking Styles
We have evolved to think. From the moment we wake up in the morning - off our thoughts go. We think, think, think about the future and think, think, think about the past. But why is it that our thoughts are the way they are? Evolution provides an explanation. The main drive of evolution is for us to survive. Do you think, therefore, that your brain would prefer it if you were thinking happy thoughts all of the time and never worrying. Is this a better way to survive? Or, is
Dr Jo Stuart
7 min read
Post-Pandemic Stress
Disorder vs Stress Reaction Firstly, before I talk about how the pandemic may have had a significant effect on individuals, I would like...
Dr Jo Stuart
7 min read
Top Tips for Revision and Exams
It is that time of year when exams are looming. Here are my top tips to help you survive this time. ...
Dr Jo Stuart
5 min read
CBT for Couples
Cognitive behavioural therapy is known to be effective for a wide range of psychological problems. Studies into the use of CBT for...
Dr Jo Stuart
4 min read
Letting Go of Guilt
Before reading this article, I would like you to familiarise yourself with the basic model used in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, called the five-area model, which can be found here: https://www.drstuartpsychologists.com/post/cognitive-behavioural-therapy. I am writing this on the 29th January, 2021, which I believe is one of the best times of the year to talk about guilt but before we discuss ways of dealing with guilt, we will understand together how it fits within evolutio
Dr Jo Stuart
5 min read
A Portable Paradise
A Portable Paradise or as psychologists call it 'A Safe Place'. Help with trauma, feeling overwhelmed and generally to help us feel better.
Dr Jo Stuart
2 min read
Anxiety in Children and Teens: Help with the Physical Symptoms.
It can be very distressing to have an anxious child. Perhaps they are refusing to go and meet with family, complaining they have a...
Dr Jo Stuart
4 min read
Covid-19 lockdown - taking time for reflection.
So, we are all stuck at home, only allowed out for limited reasons. The kids are off school, you and your partner are probably working...
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
Anxiety in Children
Anxiety and stress in children can show up in a number of ways. This can depend on your child’s age, personality and coping skills, for...
Dr Jo Stuart
6 min read
EMDR - what is it?
E MDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) What is EMDR? EMDR is a form of therapy based on the understanding that the...
Dr Jo Stuart
2 min read
Overcoming Panic
We have talked about overcoming anxiety in this series but how to overcome panic is different. With panic - the symptoms are generally so...
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
CBT and Depression
What is depression? The term depression comes from the Latin ‘deprimere’ which means to ‘press down’. It is far more, however, than just...
Dr Jo Stuart
7 min read
Controlling Unhelpful Thoughts
The 'Observing Mind' and the 'Thinking Mind' You may have heard the term ‘ mindfulness ’. One way of explaining this is in terms of the...
Dr Jo Stuart
3 min read
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