Author: Simon’s Listening
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Mindfulness For Toe Stubbing
Mindfulness for Toe Stubbers This is using mindfulness for when you stub your toe – an alternate way to respond to physical pain and you can use the same principles for emotional and psychological pain. https://youtu.be/l-rrHaiHduY Contents Automatic Reaction to Toe Stubbing Hopping around, grabbing your toe, swearing – these are all automatic, natural, and…
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Gaming Addiction
What is Gaming Addiction? Learn the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for people experiencing compulsive play
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Understanding Grief from being Locked in the Toilet
In this article, I use the analogy of being locked in the toilet to talk about coming to terms with grief after a bereavement
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New Year’s Resolutions Success Guide
Over 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail. Learn how to adapt your goals so that they work for you, and find the self-compassion to set goals from positive motivators rather than shame or fear of consequences
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Peer Supervision: Complete Guide
Peer Supervision: what it is, benefits, how to find a group, structure, and guidance. A complete guide to Peer Supervision Groups for counsellors, coaches, therapists and mental health professionals
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Hot Crossed Buns for Self Awareness
This article uses a hot corssed bun’s 4 quadrants to represent our thoughts, feelings, behaviours. and sensations. We explore how each of these can be a valid way of checking in with our experience for better self understanding and control
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Traffic Lights for Meltdowns
Contents Meltdown Less with Traffic Lights Do you sometimes lose control? Whether that be strong feelings like anger, meltdowns, sensory overwhelm, or burnout? It’s distressing – both for you, and others around you; and may feel like you’ve been possessed… the straw that broke the camel’s back, emerging disproportionately as though from no where. Purpose…
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ADHD Intro
This article covers ADHD – what it is, the nine diagnostic traits, executive function, interest led brain, tips, rejection sensitivity, demand avoidance, sensory sensitivities, comorbidities and the Social Model of Disability
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Videogame Addiction
Contents Videogame Addiction This article is adapted from the 50th Episode of The Talkroom Podcast with Hope Therapy and Counselling Services from July 2025. One of the top 100 mental health podcasts. You can watch the full episode in the embedded video above Intro This article is all about video game addiction. What it is,…
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Anti-Trans Arguments & Logical Fallacies
Contents Anti Trans Arguments & Logical Fallacies Intro This article is on the arguments used against trans people by the Gender Critical Movement and logical fallacies they might step into. I wrote this shortly after the April 16th 2025 changes to The 2010 Equality Act, which is an act that protects employees and the public…
