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I get overwhelmed too, and it’s ok
We are no different Things can feel too much for me at times I laugh, get anxious, cry and rage Because they are normal emotions and...
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- Jul 21
- 3 min
The most asked questions about Emotional therapy
Here are my thoughts on the questions I am asked most, but also the questions that are googled because we don’t want to actually ask...
Gemma Hunt
- Jun 17
- 3 min
If all behaviour is communication, what are you communicating?
I first came across the term ‘All behaviour is communication’ in the context of children and understanding their sometimes inconvenient...
Gemma Hunt
- May 19
- 3 min
Can you give yourself permission to ditch your own expectations?
Do you find that your expectations are too high to consistently, or ever achieve? Are you always falling short of where you planned to be...
Gemma Hunt
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Why positivity isn’t always good for the soul
There is a lot of talk and hype around positive thinking, and while it can be helpful at times, I have to say that I’m not a fan of how...
Gemma Hunt
- Apr 7
- 3 min
I’m struggling with …. and I’m ashamed
When this post first came to me as an idea it was around being a new parent (well of course it was, and yes I sometimes struggle with...
Gemma Hunt
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
What if the problem isn’t depression, but how we respond to it?
Over recent years there have been many studies and debates around depression, what it is and why it happens. More and more researchers...
Gemma Hunt
- Aug 30, 2019
- 2 min
I’m failing! ...or am I?
It’s been a while since my last blog post and todays is a short one. I know, what a fail! Or is it? It’s been a busy month and I chose to...
Gemma Hunt
- Aug 6, 2019
- 4 min
Self love...oh cringe!
Talking about self love can bring up many different responses in people, for some it’s cringy and uncomfortable, for others its shameful...
Gemma Hunt
- Jul 26, 2019
- 4 min
You don't need fixing
What are the qualities we imagine when we think of someone who is emotionally sorted? Calm Doesn’t get angry Doesn’t cry Doesn’t react to...
Gemma Hunt
- Jul 9, 2019
- 4 min
Self care?!? I’m too busy caring for everyone else!
Anyone feel like they constantly seem to be doing things for others and have no time for themselves? That your needs are always pushed...
Gemma Hunt
- Jun 25, 2019
- 3 min
I’ll be happy when……
How many of us use this phrase or one like it? “I’ll be happy / start dating / get well / move house / loose the weight / leave my job...
Gemma Hunt
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
Gratitude, is it just another fad?!?
There's a lot of focus on gratitude these days, with many shops selling gratitude journals and books, but surely it has to be a fad, how...
Gemma Hunt
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
Numbing out or feeling, which is more painful?!?
Last week I talked about breaking the pattern of needing to do by being present and experiencing life's joys. Sometimes however we have...
Gemma Hunt
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
On the achieving treadmill, is it ever enough?!?
How many of us feel like we achieve one thing, barely stop for a breath never mind to actually reflect on what we’ve accomplished and...
Gemma Hunt
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Mental Health Awareness Week; a different take on awareness
Its Mental Health Awareness week and so I started reflecting on the purpose of raising awareness. Of course its important culturally so...
Gemma Hunt
- May 7, 2019
- 3 min
Who would be interested in what I have to say?!?
How often do we speak to ourselves in this way? Question our self worth, talk ourselves out of our ideas and aspirations? For the vast...
