Mindful Moments Therapies

Bereavement is an intensely personal and universal experience. It is a profound, complex journey that each of us will navigate differently. Rooted in the loss of a loved one, bereavement encompasses the emotional, cognitive, physical, and spiritual responses to such loss. While the pain of loss is universal, the process of mourning and healing is as unique as the individual. The Dual Process Model of coping with bereavement, developed by Stroebe and Schut, offers a valuable framework for understanding how healing can unfold. This model suggests that healing involves oscillating between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented activities. Loss orientation encompasses dealing with the direct emotional pain of the loss, such as crying, yearning, and talking about the deceased. Restoration orientation involves stepping back into life, adapting to a world without the deceased, and finding new roles or identity. The grieving process is traditionally categorized into stages, initially proposed ...

The holiday season can be a beautiful time of joy and unity, but it can also turn into a breeding ground for stress and anxiety. As Christmas approaches, the pressure to meet expectations, juggle family commitments, engage with challenging relatives, manage finances, and navigate social events can become overwhelming. For many, this time of year also magnifies feelings of loss and loneliness, intensifying the emotional strain. Amidst the flurry of activities and the emotional rollercoaster that the holidays can bring, it’s crucial to prioritise your well-being. Creating a well-being plan customised to your needs can help you cope with the unique challenges of the season and ensure that you prioritise self-care. Here’s how to proactively address your needs and establish a plan to navigate the holiday season with greater ease. Assess Your Needs Start by taking stock of your emotional, physical, and mental well-being. Reflect on what triggers stress and anxiety during the holidays and ack...

When healing from trauma, taking responsibility for oneself is an essential component of the recovery process. It involves recognising our own feelings and behaviours, and actively working towards making positive changes in our lives. We often overlook trauma recovery or trauma healing, as in the past it was deemed unnecessary or a weakness to take time to recover. Much like how grief is viewed in the western world. For some reason we hold a unseen time limit that we unconsciously comply to  even sometimes saying to others “I should be over this by now”  Yet all takes its time to process and if not processed in a healthy way can sit in the body for years. becoming  trapped within itself and eventually affecting the health of the mind and body. It can take hold is many ways such as addiction, self harm, self sabotage, dissociation, PTSD and triggers that cause reactions that are out of sync to the personality, and even illness.  Many people carry childhood trauma long...

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as tapping therapy, is a holistic healing practice that uses a combination of acupressure and psychology to relieve physical and emotional pain. EFT is based on the principle that the mind and body are interconnected, and that unresolved emotional issues can manifest as physical symptoms. The technique involves tapping on specific acupressure points on the body while focusing on a particular issue or condition. In this blog, we will explore the history of EFT, how it works, what is involved and what to expect in a session. EFT was developed in the 1990s by Gary Craig, a Stanford engineering graduate and personal performance coach. Craig was interested in the meridian energy system in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its potential for healing traumas and negative emotions. Craig studied TCM and combined it with psychological therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), to create EFT. Cr...