2nd December 2024
by Molly Myers, Assistant Psychologist In Part 1, we discussed what doomscrolling is and the psychological factors that make it so hard to stop. In Part 2 of The Hidden Dangers of Staying Informed, we’ll delve into how doomscrolling affects our well-being and share practical strategies to help you break the cycle of endless scrolling. More…
23rd May 2024
Written by Molly Myers, Assistant Psychologist Due to an increase in information regarding ADHD being circulated on social media, thanks to platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, education and awareness around the condition is positively growing. However, as unfortunately common on social media platforms, misinformation spreads like wildfire and increases the likelihood of incorrect and More…
14th July 2023
Written by Olivia Fretwell, Assistant Psychologist. In honour of Samaritan’s annual ‘Talk to Us’ campaign throughout July, this blog will discuss the heart-breaking and complex issue of suicidality in our population, whilst remaining focused on those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As defined by Headway, TBI is trauma to the brain, caused More…
6th June 2023
Written by JJ Wellock and Cian Hancock, Assistant Psychologists. There is nothing more beautiful than hearing your baby’s cry for the first time. It is the true realisation that you are now a parent and your whole life has just changed forever. Although, skip a few days ahead and that cry has you googling “when More…
19th April 2023
Written by JJ Wellock, Assistant Psychologist Have you ever found yourself saying, “that felt like it went so slowly”? Or “How is it already Spring? It will be Christmas again before we know it” (sorry!) – you wouldn’t be the only one having these thoughts. Time is an abstract concept which has often been referred More…
29th November 2022
Written by Caitlin Thompson, Assistant Psychologist. On 24th November 2022, Richard, Laura, and Caitlin from the Psychology Chartered team attended a conference in Bristol hosted by Enable Law and 3Hub on the importance of professional collaboration when working with complex clients involved in litigation. The diverse speakers and audience included solicitors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, More…
31st March 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t.” This is directly quoted from Piers Morgan’s Instagram, posted on the 10th March 2021; here, he is re-iterating and making it clear that he didn’t believe More…
17th February 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell In our last blog post, we discussed Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This is defined by the NHS (2018) as a disorder of “medically unexplained symptoms”. Symptoms may be for example sensory loss, tremors, paralysis or even non-epileptic attacks/seizures. These are caused by the malfunctioning of the nervous system; the nervous system More…
2nd December 2020
Written by Olivia Fretwell. I had the opportunity to speak with Fran Hill who is the Founder and Director of South Coast Fatigue. They are an independent specialist fatigue management service. She provided a very insightful overview of what they offer, who and how they treat clients, as well as how they have More…
20th March 2020
By Oscar Johnson Personally, I have never found the idea of life changes very easy. I never wanted to start preschool, primary school, secondary school, sixth form or University. I always dreaded the thought of moving on. I enjoyed every stage of my life but could never seem to see that the next chapter would More…