Author: Simon’s Listening
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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…
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Is everyone a bit autistic?
Contents Everyone’s a Bit Autistic? You may have heard other people sat this or even said it yourself. In this article I want to challenge that sentence slightly in a autism affirming friendly. Reasons People Might Say This 1. They are Against Autism This group are actively against labels & medicalization. They might even not…
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Can Arts & Crafts Help with Mental Health?
This blog post explores the academic studies to see if arts and crafts can help with mental health, then proceeds to ask why that might be?
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Guide to Sleep
In this post on sleep I cover why sleep is important to us. I then look at some of the barriers to sleep, and give some tips on how to nod off and sleep through the night
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Grounding Techniques
Contents Grounding Techniques Grounding Techniques are used to anchor you in the present moment. They can be useful when we feel dysregulated, overwhelmed, or dissociative, to anchor us back into our experience and lessen the unpleasant lack of control we can feel when we aren’t grounded. Often when clients first present for therapy, they are…
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Why you play videogames?
This article explores the needs you are meeting for yourself in playing video games. Understanding what gaming does for you will give you more self-awareness, control, and intentionality to your gaming
