Mental Health, well-being or counselling resources that I have written or others have asked me to add to my webpage. From tips on managing anxiety and depression to understanding emotional regulation and building healthier relationships, these resources provide practical strategies for your personal growth. Whether you're on a healing journey or simply curious about mental health and counselling, I hope this collection offers valuable tools and perspectives.
How to be happy: Is self-acceptance the key to happiness?Explores happiness through self-acceptance, self-esteem, comparison, and humanistic ideas around growth, fulfilment, and self-actualisation.
Author: George Fortune
Controlling anger so it doesn't control you! Looks at anger, aggression, communication, and practical ways to manage angry reactions before they damage relationships, work, or self-worth.
Author: George Fortune
Breaking the habit of Over-Apologising: Understanding why we do it and how to stopExplores why over-apologising can become automatic, how it links to confidence and conflict, and how to communicate with more self-respect.
Author: George Fortune
Healing the Inner Child: Nurturing your past for a better futureA humanistic look at inner child work, childhood wounds, emotional triggers, and reconnecting with parts of yourself that still need care.
Author: George Fortune
Navigating boundaries and building security: Overcoming the impact of overbearing parentsExplores how overbearing or controlling parenting can affect boundaries, independence, confidence, and security in adult relationships.
Author: George Fortune
The power of relationships: Building trust, depth and meaningful connectionsLooks at friendship, attachment, trust, vulnerability, and how deeper relationships can support emotional well-being and personal growth.
Author: George Fortune
Loss, Grief, and finding our way throughExplores grief as a personal process of adjustment, including death, relationship loss, identity shifts, and the slow work of finding your way.
Author: George Fortune
How your outlook shapes your life - and how counselling can helpLooks at how pessimism, hope, negative thinking, and learned outlooks can shape mental well-being, relationships, and self-perception.
Author: George Fortune
Who am I really? Heal your Self-Concept & Self-WorthA deeper look at self-concept, self-worth, identity, and the gap between who you feel you are and who you think you should be.
Author: George Fortune
Seeing your counsellor in public: What to expect and how I approach itExplains how confidentiality is protected if you see your counsellor outside therapy, and why the client remains in control of any contact.
Author: George Fortune
What causes anxiety: A deeper look at why you feel overwhelmedA detailed humanistic exploration of anxiety, overwhelm, the body, attachment, incongruence, self-protection, and what anxiety may be trying to express.
Author: George Fortune
What does it mean to grow up emotionally? Psychological adulthood explainedExplores emotional maturity, responsibility, repeated patterns, discomfort, choice, and what it can mean to grow up psychologically.
Author: George Fortune
Work stress and burnout: When your job starts affecting your mental healthA humanistic look at work stress, burnout, anxiety at work, self-worth, emotional regulation, and the impact of work on home life.
Author: George Fortune
Why do I keep repeating the same relationship patterns?Explores why relationship patterns repeat, how attachment, self-worth and people-pleasing can shape them, and how counselling may help you understand and change them.
Author: George Fortune
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Why do I feel empty when everything seems fine?Explores why a life that functions well can still feel empty or unfulfilling, and how humanistic counselling can support greater meaning, awareness and choice.
Author: George Fortune
5 Useful Tips on Managing DepressionOffers practical and reflective ways to manage depression through small steps, acceptance, movement, self-care, and support.
Author: George Fortune
The Complete Guide to Bullying and Substance AbuseAn external resource exploring the links between bullying, substance use, emotional distress, and the longer-term effects of victimisation.
Author: Keith Prance
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Understanding and Improving AnxietyAn earlier practical guide to anxiety, common symptoms, and ways to reduce anxiety through lifestyle, self-awareness, and coping strategies.
Author: George Fortune
Understanding Passive, Aggressive, and Assertive communication: How to set assertive boundariesExplores passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive communication, with practical ideas for clearer boundaries and healthier relationships.
Author: George Fortune
Emotional Regulation: Building balance and resilience in daily lifeExplores emotional regulation, why emotions can feel overwhelming, and how awareness, mindfulness, and counselling can support steadier responses.
Author: George Fortune
Building Self-Esteem: Strategies for growth and actualisationLooks at self-esteem, Maslow’s hierarchy, self-worth, actualisation, and practical ways to build a more secure sense of self.
Author: George Fortune
Understanding Stress: Practical stress management techniquesExplains stress, the nervous system, fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, with practical strategies for managing pressure and overwhelm.
Author: George Fortune
The role of sleep in mental health: why bad sleep effects your emotional well-beingExplores how poor sleep affects mood, anxiety, emotional regulation, and mental health, with practical ideas for improving rest.
Author: George Fortune
Boost your well-being in Weston-super-Mare & North Somerset: A guide to local activities for mental healthA local well-being guide to beaches, walks, nature, movement, and community activities that can support mental health in North Somerset.
Author: George Fortune
Triggered or True? Navigating emotional reactions and responsibilityExplores emotional triggers, responsibility, boundaries, offence, and how to respond with more self-awareness rather than automatic reaction.
Author: George Fortune
Why talking to a real person still matters: Counselling in an age of AIExplores the limits of AI support and why real human counselling still matters for relationship, presence, attunement, and emotional depth.
Author: George Fortune
How to know when you may benefit from counselling: 12 signs to look forA reflective guide to common signs that counselling may help, including overwhelm, anxiety, relationship patterns, shame, and emotional strain.
Author: George Fortune
Counselling for Men: When coping alone stops workingExplores why many men delay counselling, how self-reliance can become limiting, and what support can offer when coping alone becomes too much.
Author: George Fortune
Why do I feel responsible for everyone else's feelings?Explores people-pleasing, guilt, emotional responsibility, boundaries, and why caring for others can become exhausting when it turns into over-responsibility.
Author: George Fortune
What is Humanistic Counselling?A thoughtful guide to humanistic counselling, person-centred therapy, self-awareness, personal growth, and how counselling can help you understand yourself more deeply.
Author: George Fortune
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