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How to overcome FOMO and embrace your alone time at Christmas

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 294 min read

How to overcome FOMO and embrace your alone time at Christmas

In case you haven't heard, Christmas is on the way. There's an expectation that our inbox will be awash with social invites. But what if...

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Georgina Sturmer

Nov 49 min read

How to find a therapist

It can be a daunting process, trying to find a therapist. I know, I’ve been there myself. Tripping up on jargon. Scrolling through...

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Georgina Sturmer

Oct 274 min read

Saying NO without the guilt

Elton John told us that 'sorry seems to be the hardest word'. I would agree that for some of us, apologies don't roll off the tongue...

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Grieving someone we don't know. The complexities of 'parasocial relationships'

Georgina Sturmer

Oct 193 min read

Grieving someone we don't know. The complexities of 'parasocial relationships'

We don't have to know someone to feel a sense of grief or loss at the news of their death. This rang so true this week for everyone who...

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Managing your mental health while navigating divorce

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 173 min read

Managing your mental health while navigating divorce

When a relationship ends in divorce, we can experience a whole range of feelings. Some might feel understandable, some might feel...

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The 5:1 ratio - Is this the key to a happy relationship?

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 41 min read

The 5:1 ratio - Is this the key to a happy relationship?

Ever wondered if there’s a mathematical formula for a healthy, happy relationship ? I spoke to a journalist at iNews all about the idea...

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Georgina Sturmer

Aug 83 min read

Do you experience 'free time anxiety'?

I've talked about the idea of 'productivity anxiety' in the workplace for this article in Yahoo News . But I also wanted to take a...

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Parenting and relationships: keeping your relationship on track when it comes to parenting decisions

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 312 min read

Parenting and relationships: keeping your relationship on track when it comes to parenting decisions

Nurturing our relationships is something that takes time, energy, and conscious effort. And this can be challenging at the best of times....

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Georgina Sturmer

Jul 292 min read

Coping with dating app burnout

When dating websites and apps arrived on the scene, they were afforded a warm welcome. Being able to search online for the perfect match...

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Are you an approval addict? Exploring people-pleasing and approval-seeking

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 152 min read

Are you an approval addict? Exploring people-pleasing and approval-seeking

Are you an approval addict? I spoke to The Sun all about people-pleasing and approval-seeking. Click here to read the full article. To...

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Georgina Sturmer

Jul 54 min read

Tackling health anxiety

Health anxiety is a generalised term for a sense of anxiety, worry and fear that relates to our health. I spoke to Happiful all about...

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Grief and distraction, do you bury yourself into your work?

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 12 min read

Grief and distraction, do you bury yourself into your work?

Not everyone dreads Monday morning. Some of us are lucky enough to skip into the beginning of the week, doing a job that we love. But for...

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The truth about coercive control: warning signs, and what to do

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 284 min read

The truth about coercive control: warning signs, and what to do

When we talk about coercive control, we are talking about an act, or a series of acts, that are designed to manipulate, intimidate,...

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How to cope when friendships shift and splinter

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 73 min read

How to cope when friendships shift and splinter

Our modern society allows us the opportunity for so much more diversity, transition and change in our life choices than ever before....

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Is FOSO the new FOMO? Exploring the 'fear of switching off'

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 52 min read

Is FOSO the new FOMO? Exploring the 'fear of switching off'

In the past few years, our boundaries and expectations have shifted beyond all recognition when it comes to our relationship with our...

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Are you hooked on praise? Exploring validation addiction

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 14 min read

Are you hooked on praise? Exploring validation addiction

It's totally natural to seek validation from those around us. It's a human instinct. It's how we understand whether our behaviour is...

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Maternal Mental Health: How counselling can help during pregnancy, birth and beyond

Georgina Sturmer

May 224 min read

Maternal Mental Health: How counselling can help during pregnancy, birth and beyond

When we talk about Maternal Mental Health we are generally looking at what’s referred to as the ‘perinatal period’. This encompasses the...

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Georgina Sturmer

Apr 292 min read

Why am I always apologising?

'I'm sorry'. Sound familiar? Apologies are important. They offer us an opportunity to explain our behaviour and offer our regrets when...

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Georgina Sturmer

Apr 173 min read

Coping with the death of a colleague

When a colleague has died, it presents us with a clash of relationships, expectations, boundaries and behaviour. In most circumstances...

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Georgina Sturmer

Apr 123 min read

Coping with a relationship breakup

Regardless of the circumstances of our breakup, it can feel strange and unsettling to be newly single. I spoke to Yahoo News all about...

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