Progress in therapy isn’t a straight line. Dr. Joanne Younge (GMC/BABCP) explains why revisiting old challenges isn't a failure, but a sign of deepening growth. Learn why your "First Attempt In Learning" (FAIL) is a vital step toward long-term mental well-being and emotional resilience. Gain professional insights into the stages of change, the power of self-compassion during setbacks, and why revisiting the past is actually a sign of moving upward. Start your ascent today.

Do you feel trapped in a "What If" loop? Chronic worry often promises protection, but "just in case" behaviors like checking and reassurance-seeking actually keep anxiety alive. Discover how CBT for Worry helps you break the cycle by untangling these mental knots. Learn to tolerate uncertainty, reduce mental exhaustion, and regain control from GAD—moving your life forward even when you don't have all the answers.

Struggling with indecision? Use the 2x2 decision-making matrix to gain clarity, break analysis paralysis, and make confident choices with ea

Learn about intrusive thoughts with the beach ball metaphor. Accept, hold lightly, and reduce their impact for greater mental clarity.

Often clients will describe themselves to me along the lines of “I’ve always been a worrier” or “I’m just not a happy person, never have been”. Understanding Your Mind: Breaking Free from Negative Self-Perceptions Our mind tells us stories about ourselves, and our life, though our thoughts and it is very easy for us to become fused with these thoughts and lose the ability to distinguish ourselves from them. They seem 100% believable to us and when we get caught up in our head

This is the final part of a series looking at common unhelpful thinking habits. These are patterns of thinking that our minds can slip into as a way of coping with challenging situations. You can read more about this in my earlier post here. The Pitfalls of Emotion-Driven Conclusions: How Feelings Can Mislead Reality The emotional reasoning pattern is a very common one thinking habit, and virtually everyone has experienced it at some point or other in their lives. It is a way

This is the tenth part of a series looking at common unhelpful thinking habits. These are patterns of thinking that our minds can slip into as a way of coping with challenging situations. You can read more about this in my earlier post here. Escaping the Traps of Judgemental Thinking Everyone makes judgement about things, other people, and themselves (it’s a natural thing to do!), but there are times when it can take you into the territory of an unhelpful thinking pattern if

This is the ninth part of a series looking at common unhelpful thinking habits. These are patterns of thinking that our minds can slip into as a way of coping with challenging situations. You can read more about this in my earlier post here. Demands of Life: Navigating Internal and External Pressures We all find ourselves subject to demands all the time, it’s just part and parcel of daily life. Some demands are external, and we have no control over those, but a great many are

This is the eighth part of a series looking at common unhelpful thinking habits. These are patterns of thinking that our minds can slip into as a way of coping with challenging situations. You can read more about this in my earlier post here. Decoding the Worrying Mind: Conquering Catastrophising Those of us who identify as worriers will be very familiar with this thinking pattern. It's funny, isn't it, how our minds have a tendency to jump to the worst case scenario rather t

This is the seventh part of a series looking at common unhelpful thinking habits. These are patterns of thinking that our minds can slip into as a way of coping with challenging situations. You can read more about this in my earlier post here. The Impact of Assumptions on Our Daily Lives We spend our lives trapped in our own heads, with no real way of being sure what is going on in the heads of others. Our minds have a tendency to compensate for this by making assumptions abo

Overthinking 101 - part 6 of 11 Table of Contents Here we are at part 6 of Overthinking 101 already! In this post, we'll explore why we sometimes blow small things out of proportion, and what we can do to stop it from happening so often. You don't need to have read the previous 5 posts to make sense of this one, but to get the most out of it, I can recommend catching up on the others. Especially the first one, which explains how these mental habits quietly shape the way we fe

Struggling with glass-half-empty thinking? Discover what mental filtering is, why your brain focuses on the negative, and how to retrain your thoughts with self-kindness and practical CBT tools.

Overgeneralising and assuming the worst fuels anxiety and hopelessness, especially during chronic stress. Learn what overgeneralising is, why it happens, and how to stop negative thought patterns before they spiral.

Discover what Black and White Thinking is, why it's so common, and how to shift toward a more flexible mindset using practical, compassionate CBT tools.

Human beings have been walking around on this planet for millennia and for the majority of that time we lived without all the technology and comforts that come along with that; we lived a dangerous, hand-to-mouth type existence. Our emotional system developed and passed down through our ancestors because it helped keep us safe. Every single one of us alive today is here because our ancestors were successful enough to be able to produce and rear their off-spring to the point t

Struggling with self-criticism and anxiety? Discover how harsh self-talk fuels the cycle—and learn practical ways to break free and build self-compassion.

Struggling with overthinking? Discover practical CBT strategies, self-help tools, and expert insights to calm your racing mind and break free from mental loops.

We all worry at times, but if you find that your worry is taking over and getting in the way of enjoying life then you need some strategies for starting to get it under control again.