Why Pride is needed to alleviate LGBTQ prejudice
This short article looks at the importance of Pride for creating change in the lives of LGBTQ people around the world.
Mental health & counselling articles
We will publish blog articles and content about mental health, counselling and other topics. We would love to hear your opinions, thoughts and comments about on anything posted here so let us know.
Peter Golder
- May 12
- 5 min
Orientating a confused mind
Confusion diminishes and dulls our mental health. Exploring the source of the confusion helps to bring about clarity, leading to change.
Peter Golder
- Apr 18
- 5 min
Make-belief. The real benefit of counselling with the imagination.
There are real benefits to using the imagination in counselling. It can help
someone to make sense and process what's on their mind.
Peter Golder
- Feb 28
- 4 min
An introduction to gender dysphoria
Some people get counselling to discuss their gender identity & the gender dysphoria they live with. But what is gender dysphoria?
Peter Golder
- Jan 9
- 7 min
What is gender identity?
Part 1 of this 2 part blog discusses gender identity. How you decide, you create, socialisation and other factors that show it's importance.
Peter Golder
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
Feel your fear; men's mental health, Movember & Covid-19
COVID-19 and the impact it has on our bodies and minds is scary. Movember is a timely reminder for men to feel their emotions.
Peter Golder
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
What will you do to protect your precious mind?
We can all feel broken at certain times during our life, with life inevitably bringing some bumps and scrapes along the way. With care and a
Peter Golder
- Aug 5, 2020
- 10 min
Painting the picture of your life. How an identity can be created.
Early in my life, I struggled with my identity. I never regretted who I was, but I did think the world I lived in could be unfair to people.
Peter Golder
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
What can your kindness do in suicide prevention?
I have revisited something I wrote about suicide prevention, now in the context of Mental Health Awareness Week & theme of kindness 2020.
Peter Golder
- May 3, 2020
- 10 min
Is online counselling any good?
Online counselling is growing & can do a lot of good in different ways. I will explain what the benefits are & what to consider.
Peter Golder
- Apr 3, 2020
- 3 min
Look after your mental health. Communicate while you self-isolate, here's why.
They are indirect consequence of coronavirus on mental health. Communicate safely with the people in your life while you self-isolate.