http://www.dawnpugh.comHelping you to help yourselfenWed, 08 Sep 2010 06:26:31 PDTHealthnoHelping you to help yourselfhttp://www.dawnpugh.com/2009/10/24/manchester-counselling-%e2%80%93-manchester-therapist-%e2%80%93-counsellor-in-manchester/Hello and Welcome. I’m Dawn Pugh and I’m a registered Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist practicing in Manchester and surrounding areas If you are reading this, then it is likely that you are in some kind of emotional distress, and you want to make changes in your life. I have helped over 5000 people to make changes in their lives, [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/09/08/why-do-children-have-naughty-episodes/Image by marcus_jb1973 via Flickr Mental health professionals say that more and more children are receiving diagnoses of and treatment for bi-polar disorder, and at younger ages. Bi-polar is a disorder in which a person goes through extreme mood swings or episodes of mania and depression, going from intense excitement and lack of focus to sadness and [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/09/05/is-mental-health-more-acceptable/Image via Wikipedia According to a survey carried out by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in 2004 Almost 1 in 5 people have consulted a counsellor or psychotherapist; while almost 1/2 the population knows someone who has. The association says that attitudes towards counselling and psychotherapy appear to have changed markedly since it conducted a [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/09/03/playing-the-game/Image via Wikipedia Football is a game of 2 halves in which the best team does not always win, losing happens most of the time, and dealing with that is part of the pressure and stress that challenge professional footballers every day. Increasingly — but very quietly — psychotherapy can be a big part of the solution. Apparently [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/09/01/ok-youre-right-and-im-wrong/Image via Wikipedia Arguments just turn things into bigger problems and you end up saying what you don’t really mean. You also end up miss-communicating your feelings because you decided to use your words as weapons. Ultimately taking their power away…Again! Or not, as the case may be. Winning an argument is always tempting. Who doesn’t want to be [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/08/26/help-to-support-suddenly-bereaved-children/Image via Wikipedia Apparently teachers in UK are getting extra FREE guidance to help support children who are suddenly bereaved. A recent study highlighted that this area needed some specific interventions and guidance for people involved with these children. Following a study carried out by ‘Brake’ a road safety charity and one of the  UK’s leading funeral companies [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/08/24/what-can-we-learn-from-wolves/Image via Wikipedia Women who run with wolves – Probably one of the most inspiring, normalising and thought provoking books I have ever read. A book of Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols called on to help restore women’s neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Clarissa Pinkola [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/08/19/should-we-have-some-time-out/Image via Wikipedia British Summer Time begins in March 01:00 GMT and ends at the end of October 01 00. The change in March means lighter mornings and lighter evenings. “Generally people start to feel better as we experience more sunshine hours, some often express a reduction in depression symptoms” How to Better Manage your Seasonal Affective Disorder. The change [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/08/17/do-you-want-to-know-what-breast-cancer-looks-like/Image via Wikipedia Warning!!! This post could seriously change your life… Does the Sun Cause Skin Cancer? Or Does SPF Sun Protection Cause Skin Cancer? Click the links to find out I recently received this email from my friends down at @ Essentially Yours. ‘10 years ago we were the first to talk about parabans in breast cancer We were dismissed [...]http://www.dawnpugh.com/2010/08/12/is-love-all-you-need/Image via Wikipedia All you need is love. John Lennon. Recently we watched a film called ‘John Lennon Naked’ – A true to life documentary film which depicted some of Johns controversial life. At 6 year old Johns parents were splitting up… Did you know that John was made to choose between his parents…to make a decision which parent [...]nonadult