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Jeremy Sachs
Dec 13, 20214 min read
Five tips to help manage eating disorders during the festive period.
Content warning: Eating disorders, descriptions/definitions Types of Eating Disorders The term Eating Disorder (ED) covers various mental...
Jeremy Sachs
Nov 29, 20215 min read
Anxiety, depression and magic mushrooms
Audio version of blog Introduction It’s an appropriate day to start writing this blog (18th Oct 2021.) In the US, Johns Hopkins Medicine...
Jeremy Sachs
Oct 31, 20213 min read
Self-disclosure, Social Media and Counsellors
Audio version of the blog I have a relatively public profile for a therapist. If a past, current or future client wants to know my...
Jeremy Sachs
Oct 18, 20214 min read
Rebuilding your sexual self after sexual abuse
This blog was published with SurvivorsUK, a rape & sexual abuse charity for men, boys, Trans & non binary people. Link below for more...
Jeremy Sachs
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Published article: How to look after yourself when caring for someone with a longterm condition
Last month I continued the theme I've been focusing on recently, 'diagnoses.' (see Living with a mental health diagnosis as an adult and...
Jeremy Sachs
Sep 30, 20214 min read
ADHD in adulthood
Audio version of the blog. Introduction Over 2021, I’ve noticed a trend among my private practice patients. There has been a rise in...
Jeremy Sachs
Sep 9, 20211 min read
Article Contribution: How nostalgia can support wellbeing
Recently, I was approached by the mental health magazine, Happiful, to provide a mental health expert's opinion on the topic of...
Jeremy Sachs
Sep 1, 20215 min read
Borderline Personality Disorders: Past, present and future?
Past The diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) carries with it plenty of myths, misunderstandings, and stigma. Even...
Jeremy Sachs
Aug 3, 20217 min read
Living with a mental health diagnosis as an adult and 5 tips to help you manage
(audio version of the blog) This blog focuses on mental health illnesses but much of it can be applied to a neurological or developmental...
Jeremy Sachs
Jul 22, 20211 min read
What is Psychodynamic therapy?
Counselling Directory, a large national directory that connects potential clients and patients with professional, qualified therapists,...
Jeremy Sachs
Jul 4, 20216 min read
Living with a physical health diagnosis and 10 tips to help you manage
(audio version of blog) Introduction A serious health diagnosis can come out the blue and disrupt our lives. This is true of chronic or...
Jeremy Sachs
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Burnout: defining it, spotting it, managing it.
(audio version of blog) Introduction In the last five years, ‘Burnout’ has become an ever more popular phrase. Its rising success feels...
Jeremy Sachs
Jun 1, 20215 min read
It can’t all be about my childhood, can it? Your first 1000 days of life.
(audio version of the blog) Introduction It can be surreal to sit in a therapy room as an adult — with adult responsibilities, adult...
Jeremy Sachs
May 9, 20216 min read
In mental health awareness week here are 9 styles of counselling to consider when starting therapy
(an audio version of this blog for those who find reading less accessible) It's Mental Health Awareness Week (10th - 16th May 2021). With...
Jeremy Sachs
Apr 1, 20215 min read
Trauma, autoimmune disease, PTSD and Me: what’s the link?
(an audio version of this blog for those who find reading less accessible or preferable) Introduction It comes as no surprise to anyone...
Jeremy Sachs
Mar 3, 20214 min read
4 ways historical trauma makes everyday stresses more challenging
Brains are simply incredible. They are mysterious things that can surprise us anytime, day or night. Smells can invoke fond childhood...
Jeremy Sachs
Feb 24, 20214 min read
Water the pot plants & leave the washing up: post-lockdown stress and anxiety
A supplementary blog in response to the government’s ‘Roadmap’ for leaving lockdown We’ve been bombarded with headlines about vaccines,...
Jeremy Sachs
Feb 12, 20213 min read
Loving yourself vs. finding love, and all the s**te in-between.
My first Valentine’s day card, February 14th 1992 I was in primary school, age 9. The teacher brought out a post box made of cardboard...
Jeremy Sachs
Jan 6, 20212 min read
In the new year do services need to give the problematic phrase ‘Hard to Reach’ a new lease of life?
There are always new buzz words and phrases flying around the third sector, policy and healthcare. Hard to reach feels like it’s been...
Jeremy Sachs
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Yes, trauma as a child is different to adult trauma, but it is unhelpful comparing the two
It is very human to compare ourselves to others. Hold our experience up and see who's had it better, or worse. Rightly or wrongly, it’s...
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