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leahparkercounselling
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
Let us be sunsets...
I saw this quote by Carl Rogers today and it really resonated. In a world full of social media and photoshop, in a world full of judgemen...
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leahparkercounselling
- Dec 3, 2019
- 1 min
Self-care Advent Calendar
I have actually decided to do this myself this year. Self-care is so important and so easily forgotten. If we do not take care of ourse...
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leahparkercounselling
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Repairing ourselves
I saw this quote this morning and it really spoke to me. It spoke to me in terms of myself and some of the patterns that I notice within...
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leahparkercounselling
- Sep 3, 2019
- 1 min
Podcasts
I just wanted to do a really quick post about podcasts. I am new to the podcast scene, but they have quickly become my new best friend. ...
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leahparkercounselling
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
Keep Looking...
My experience of counselling training was more eye opening than I could have ever imagined. When do we ever get a chance of complete sel...
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leahparkercounselling
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Challenging your thinking!
I was doing some reading around thinking and behaviours and came across this image of our common distortions. These are common ways in w...
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leahparkercounselling
- May 2, 2019
- 3 min
What is depression?
I saw a post recently trying to describe depression, and it got me thinking about the way that we think about the word 'depression' and t...
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leahparkercounselling
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
Stop apologising and start thanking
I saw this image on another counsellor's page this week and it really struck a chord with me. Even without a discussion about anxiety an...
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leahparkercounselling
- Mar 5, 2019
- 3 min
Mental Health Awareness
With the news of another popular celebrity taking his life this week it has really highlighted the need for awareness. How aware are we ...
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leahparkercounselling
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
When the mountain seems too big...
I saw this poem when I was looking through the internet and it really struck a chord with me. We are constantly pushing ourselves to do ...
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leahparkercounselling
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
My favourite grounding exercise
I just thought I would do a really quick blog post today whilst I remembered that I wanted to share this with you. In my training we did...
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leahparkercounselling
- Jan 13, 2019
- 2 min
New Year, New....?
I saw this image on my Instagram and it immediately hit home. How many New Year's resolutions have I set and not kept. I have read that...
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leahparkercounselling
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
Who is Leah Parker?
I thought it would be best to start with a bit about me, so here goes... My name is Leah Parker, and I am a Psychodynamic Counsellor wor...
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