Sarah Louise Counselling

07/03/2022

Setting boundaries for our personal space is a way of protecting our own energy, and gives us a greater sense of identity.

Take a moment to reflect, what boundaries are important to you? Consider and identify various features in your life: physical, mental, emotional, and cultural.

Boundaries give us space to grow and are important for healthy functioning relationships. What about the relationship we have with ourselves?

How do you navigate your world online and offline?

Many individuals, more so the younger generation are developing their identity and forming relationships through social media.
Opportunities and risks arise with a combination of identity exploration though support groups such as LGBTQ. Yet the combination of overuse can lead to the need of validation and attention these are proven to be destructive to our mental wellbeing.

• Give yourself permission to unplug
• Give yourself time to process your feelings and limitations
• It is ok to state your needs
• Give yourself permission to say no

21/02/2022

We are not accustomed to the emotional upheaval that accompanies a loss, loss comes in many forms, such as death, marriage, and disasters.

People experience a wide array of emotions, loss of the expected future, no opportunity to say goodbye in person or perhaps What if’s…… searching for something that could have been done differently.

The Artists ‘Grief Deck’ where artists and grief workers have contributed their talents across all cultures - Click on the pictures and turn the cards for accompanying words/activities around grief from each artist.

The ARTISTS’ GRIEF DECK is a set of 60 medium format ‘flashcards’ that are individually designed by artists, sometimes in collaboration with grief workers.

14/02/2022

We often put conditions or limits on love. “I will be happier with myself if… “I will love you if…”

Working on treating ourselves well and loving ourselves is an important step into self-acceptance and personal development.

Give yourself permission to grow and to fall in love with yourself.

05/02/2022

Lego you did it again, an engaging way to process an experience that maybe daunting and scary for some.

https://www-brickfanatics-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.brickfanatics.com/lego-donating-mri-scanner-models-hospitals/amp/?fbclid=IwAR13cx1kFPBNmaxfHKcr_P04-0nSHgSn1IqC_SqKhKTWx3xKlYTYw3MWl1k

The LEGO Group is donating model MRI scanners to hospitals to explain the process to kids, and the exclusive build has been showcased online.

05/02/2022

A beautiful poem by poetry, writer John Roedel, a clear reminder of the internal conflicts that can reside within.

A powerful moment sharing raw and honest thoughts and feelings about what is happening in the here and now.

"Your feelings and emotions matter."

John Roedel - When every breath becomes a prayer https://youtu.be/PXMwViRUd-c
my brain and
heart divorced
a decade ago
over who was to blame about how big of a mess I have become
eventually, they couldn't be in the same room with each other
now my head and heart share custody of me
I stay with my brain during the week
and my heart gets me on weekends
they never speak to one another - instead, they give me - the same note to pass - to each other every week and their notes theysend to one another always says the same thing:
"This is all your fault"
on Sundaysmy heart complainsabout how my head has let me downin the past
and on Wednesdaymy head lists allof the times my heart has screwedthings up for me in the future
they blame eachother for the state of my life
there's been a lotof yelling - and crying
so, lately, I've been spending a lot of time with my gutwho serves as myunofficial therapist
most nights, I sneak out of thewindow in my ribcage
and slide down my spineand collapse on my gut's plush leather chairthat's always open for me
~ and I just sit sit sit situntil the sun comes up
last evening, my gut asked meif I was having a hardtime being caught between my heartand my head
I nodded
I said I didn't knowif I could live with either of them anymore
"my heart is always sad aboutsomething that happened yesterdaywhile my head is always worriedabout something that may happen tomorrow," I lamented
my gut squeezed my hand
"I just can't live withmy mistakes of the pastor my anxiety about the future,"I sighed
my gut smiled and said:
"in that case, you should go stay with your lungs for a while,"
I was confused - the look on my face gave it away"if you are exhausted aboutyour heart's obsession withthe fixed past and your mind's focuson the uncertain future
your lungs are the perfect place for you
there is no yesterday in your lungsthere is no tomorrow there either
there is only nowthere is only inhalethere is only exhalethere is only this moment
there is only breath
and in that breathyou can rest while yourheart and head work their relationship out."
this morning,while my brainwas busy readingtea leaves
and while myheart was staringat old photographs
I packed a littlebag and walkedto the door of my lungs
before I could even knockshe opened the doorwith a smile and asa gust of air embraced meshe said
"what took you so long?"
~ John Roedel (johnroedel.com

My heart and brain divorced a decade agoover who wasto blame abouthow big of a messI have becomeeventually,they couldn't be in the same roomwith each other n...