Anxiety Isn't Just In Your Head

My name is Joanne Stuart - I'm a practicing psychologist with over 20 years of experience and the director of my own psychology clinic. My blogs are a labor of love, inspired by my late mother, Gillian Stuart. She taught me the importance of sharing knowledge so others can benefit - and that's what I hope to do. I'm sharing 25+ years of experience in clinical psychology so you (or someone you care about) can find support and insight. 💙

What are phobias and how to overcome them.

The Difficulties of Being a Parent A child arriving into the world is a wondrous thing. But often times we are not prepared for how life...

Please click the images below to see the individual blogs to help in overcoming physical symptoms of anxiety Relaxed Breathing When we...

The link between exercise and improved mood, concentration, health and wellbeing is strong, clear and consistent.   Exercise increases...

A very important component of stress is the physical tension we carry around. In fact people who experience high levels of stress and...

A body scan is a relaxation technique that can help us to control anxiety or unhelpful emotions. It works in two ways: firstly, it helps...

Breathing is a fundamental element of our anxiety/calming system in the body. Here we will discuss how 'box' breathing can help to calm...

When we are anxious we breathe more shallowly and do not breathe out a full breath. The idea when learning how to breathe properly, is...

Demystifying the physical symptoms of anxiety.The ‘fight and flight’ response enables humans to become much stronger, and was useful, for...

Anxiety is something that all humans experience. In fact, if you did not experience any anxiety you would be considered to be abnormal!...

The 5 area model is a model of how human’s function. If we can develop the ability to notice the connections between how we feel, think,...

You have probably heard of CBT and if you have not, it is something that has been found, time and again, to help individuals overcome...

When dating we must remember that it can take time and the time spent can be enjoyable and exhausting. As such make sure you focus on a...

As mentioned at the beginning, dating take a lot of energy. As such, it is important that we conserve as much energy as we can for us to...

The second date and beyond. Suggesting another date. If you have enjoyed your time with someone on a first date, then a confident person...

It is impossible to know how a first date may go or how your date experiences it. You might think they did not enjoy themselves when they...

Dating is a numbers game.   There are about 8 billion people on the planet and so there are plenty of fish in the sea, you just need to...

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