by Chantal Bronkhorst | Feb 2, 2022 | eFriend Blog Posts
Barriers to seeking support and how to jump over them Having doubts about seeking support for your mental health is incredibly common. Despite the uncertain times we are living through (and the increase in emotional difficulties they bring with them) many of us still...
by eFriend | Dec 16, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
Climate Anxiety… I’ve got it. I worry about species going extinct, what will the future be like for my kids, how will global poverty and inequality be addressed when it’s the poor who are impacted first and hardest. Not to mention the guilt...
by eFriend | Dec 16, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
There’s a popular idea that we’re meant to spend the night of New Year’s Eve with the people we love the most. It’s also said that how you spend your New Year is how you will spend the rest of the year. For some that’s a lovely affirmation that the rest of the year...
by eFriend | Dec 16, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
At long last, lockdown is ending! Our restrictions are lifting, and things are changing. So why do I still feel so weird? I have experienced so many different moods throughout lockdown: the initial shock, the creeping depression, the introduction of new...
by eFriend | Dec 16, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
I’ve never been very good at self-care. It’s not a skill that I’ve naturally taken to. Particularly as a guy, I was raised not to worry about things like that. My parents were from the school of “pull up your socks, tuck in your shirt and get on with it!” I’ve had to...
by eFriend | Dec 16, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
Depression, dyslexia & attachment style – what’s the link? If I were a child today, my learning disability would (hopefully) be diagnosed early and I’d be provided with a package of support to help me achieve to the best of my ability....
