Deirdre Blewitt Counselling & Psychotherapy

16/04/2026

Have you heard of the turtle theory? I think we could all learn a lesson from it. Not looking at what others are doing, but focusing on our own path. Knowing that as long as we keep going, we will get to the shore. The idea that just because someone gets there first does not mean they did it best. No, patience, my friends. Slow and steady, just like the turtles. 🐢

13/03/2026

Such a touching post 🌺💐🪻

23/05/2025

How many can you tick off today? 🧡 🚶‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ ☕️ 📖 📝 😴 🥤 ❤️

20/03/2025

5..4..3..2..1.. the simplest and best grounding exercise for all anxieties 🎈🎈

Grief can be overwhelming, so it's important to try find ways that help you restore calm.

If you're feeling anxious there are a number of techniques you can use, including the exercise below '5-4-3-2-1'.

For more techniques on dealing with anxiety, head to our website:

https://ow.ly/m9Ro50VbGWM

21/11/2024

Let’s do this 💪🏻

10/11/2024

Gratitude 🌟 works for adults & children 💚 ❤️ 💛 💗 💙 Counselor Chelsey

I love the idea of a gratitude scavenger hunt! There is so much research that supports the effect of gratitude on mental health. AND, it's the perfect activity for November.

Thanks Natural Beach Living for the ideas!

10/11/2024

SCHOOL-BASED ANXIETY - Strategies for Parents of Children & Teens Bronagh Starrs
Webinar: Monday 25 November 7.00pm
Registration link & Description: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LwYlSDzCTc22qYkzlWGm4Q
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SCHOOL-BASED ANXIETY - Strategies for Parents of Children & Teens
Webinar: Monday 25 November 7.00pm
Registration link & Description: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LwYlSDzCTc22qYkzlWGm4Q
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10/11/2024

What a lovely message for a Sunday morning from Bronagh Starrs . Gently does it 🌟

You want to know the secret to happiness? It's not financial freedom or a perfectly toned body or the perfect partner or robust health or a beautiful home or a wonderful family. It's possible to have all of these and still struggle with anxiety, low self-esteem, isolation and emptiness. And happiness is not to be found in the future...I'll be happy when I lose two stone, when I pay off the mortgage, when I get that promotion. To promise yourself happiness in the future means that you feel you don't quite deserve it in your present life. Happiness is not complicated. To be happy, it's simply necessary to be kind to yourself. Be a great friend to yourself and cultivate a gentle internal voice, full of compassion. You'll not get to where you want to be by shaming yourself. Stop with the emotional abuse; stop with the toxic self-criticism. These are statements of trauma and of not having enough safe adult support and validation when you were a child. They are not a statement of your lack of worth. Children make meaning of their struggles by feeling bad about themselves...and many of these children continue the habit into adulthood and right throughout their lives. They become professional at it. Life is hard...don't make it harder by beating down on yourself. Be kind to your wee soul 🥰🥰🥰

02/10/2024

Hello Autumn 🍂 🍃 🎃 season of ‘letting go’

HELLO OCTOBER
THE SEASON OF LETTING GO

And so begins the season of letting go,
when Mother Nature shows us all,
how it’s done.

Let go,
free yourself,
shake it off,
drop it,
give way for the new.

Create space for new thoughts, new ideas,
new adventures and new connections,
by shedding the dead weight you’ve been carrying around,
for so long.

And whilst you are there, being reborn and renewed,
let go of old anxieties too.

Let go of any doubts, fears or beliefs which no longer serve you well.

Release bitterness or past hurts which feast on your beauty.

Be brave,
Don’t fear the nakedness as your leaves slip away.

Mother Nature doesn’t,
watch and learn.

✍️ Donna Ashworth
🎨 Martin Eager Runique

20/09/2024

‘Out of the mouth of babes’ 💥 🔈