Welcome
Welcome to the blog section of my website.
My aim here is to add entries that clarify commonly used psycho-speak, offer information around mental health and wellbeing, and provoke thinking and discussion around those topics.
Some mental health related terminology has come to be used so liberally that its meaning is often diminished, devalued and misapplied. Of course language evolves and sometimes vocabulary comes to mean something entirely opposite to its original use. As this happens we need to find new vocabulary to describe the original concepts. I aim to keep abreast of current common use as well as how terminology is used in the research literature in order to be clear in the messages I am intending to put across.
There are many publications, books and articles written about almost any aspect of mental health. I read continuously and attend CPD as required by the NCPS (my professional body). I will attempt to summarise key points from my reading and other learning and point website visitors to experts, authors and material I have found interesting and valuable.
By offering my own thoughts, questions and perspectives on mental health and wellbeing issues, I hope to provoke others to think more broadly or deeply about issues we sometimes take for granted - and share and discuss their thinking with yet more others.
I welcome comments on my posts or suggestions for new posts at my email: louiseknightcounselling@gmail.com.
Organisation and Planning can help to reduce anxiety
Here is a short video of tips for tools and strategies that can help to alleviate the anxiety created by chaos. I have noticed when working with young people that introducing some order and calm through the use of tools helps to reduce anxiety and create more brain space for exploring deeper or more complex […]
Loss
Loss is an inevitable part of the human experience. Whether it's the death of a loved one, death of a pet, the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, maybe some close family or friend has emigrated or a medical issue or accident has led to new limitations and the loss of part […]
Mental Health Diagnosis
Since the early days of my teaching career, I have had concerns with the medicalisation of distress. I noticed that some children were defined as behaviour problems and others were diagnosed with ADHD (that was the predominant mental health diagnosis for children then). It was hard to differentiate between the exhibited behaviours. Some of the […]
Attachment
Attachment is an emotional bond that connects one individual to another. We form attachment relationships throughout our lives and according to John Bowlby’s theory of attachment, how we make those connections is profoundly affected by our earliest attachments with our primary caregivers. Relating with and bonding to others is essential for our survival in infancy […]
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