Tag Archives: therapy

Resilience in Buddhism, a different perspective to find happiness, joy and peace #burnout #unemployment #anxiety

Posted on May 14, 2022 by lolkin

When you find yourself in a predicament, see it from a different point of view. “Happiness is sorrow, sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty, difficulty in happiness”. If it’s so bad it’s impossible, know it too shall pass, … Continue reading →

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You can scream… or you can try therapy #livelife

Posted on December 20, 2021 by lolkin

It’s beginning to look a lot like lockdown… again. This winter is a deja vu of rising infections, struggling NHS, unsure government – pandemic 3.0. Our social enterprise decided not to add to the doom and gloom and create something … Continue reading →

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You are an unconventional person

Posted on November 14, 2021 by lolkin

The best bit about working in a place which offers online therapy is that we, as employees, can get therapy for free as a benefit. So I am now officially in therapy and, oh man, why have I not done … Continue reading →

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New challenge. A year to live #happiness

Posted on October 23, 2021 by lolkin

This week I’ve launched a newsletter for the mental health/ online therapy social enterprise I work for (you can subscribe here), planned a staycation for next week (if I can’t travel, I will eat out), started therapy, yes, finally, got … Continue reading →

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Nature therapy. Watching sun through the leaves.

Posted on October 16, 2021 by lolkin

For a second, I again was a child, lying on the ground under the cherry trees, staring at the summer sun winking at me through the green canopy of the leaves…

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The Wisdom of Trauma with Gabor Maté #ptsd #mental health

Posted on June 10, 2021 by lolkin

I have learned about Gabor Maté from his work with psychedelics and then discovered his amazing work on understanding addiction and childhood trauma. This documentary is a beautifully made summary of his work and the many people he helped over … Continue reading →

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Art therapy – Could you? by Mayakovsky #poem #happiness

Posted on April 28, 2018 by lolkin

Vladimir Mayakovsky is a Russian poet who lived and created at the dawn of the 20th century. Since my introduction to his art in school, I’ve loved it dearly – there is music to his unusual rhyme and composition, there … Continue reading →

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Where should we begin? Esther Perel’s new podcast on couple therapy #happiness

Posted on November 4, 2017 by lolkin

I found this podcast to be eye opening in many ways and recommend it to anyone grappling with the ‘why’s’ of relationships. Esther provides new perspectives, shares her techniques and asks some tough questions. You can find it on iTunes … Continue reading →

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Rejection therapy as a way to get unstuck #happiness

Posted on December 10, 2016 by lolkin

This guy is amazing and what he did is awesome. We can all benefit from rejection therapy, or even from just being aware of what we think and feel when we are rejected or think we will be. Perhaps being … Continue reading →

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Art therapy- Agnes Lefevre on Saatchi #smile #happiness

Posted on April 26, 2015 by lolkin

Mmm, art that is good enough to eat 🙂  Les Macarons and Les poires by Agnes Lefevre put a smile on my face. The touch with ancient vases is very stylish imho. Off to have a pear now! Have a nice weekend!

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