Emma’s Blog
Emma’s Blog
ABOUT EMMA DUNN
Emma Dunn is a psychotherapist & counsellor in Rastrick, Brighouse, West Yorkshire. She treats those with depression, anxiety, stress, unhelpful eating habits & existential angst & also runs a variety of mindfulness courses.
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How can I support someone with anxiety?
/in Anxiety and Stress, Uncategorized/by Emma DunnWhy is it difficult to support someone with anxiety ? If you have not experienced the debilitating effect of anxiety, it can be very difficult to offer empathy or understanding to someone who has. I have written this blog to help you understand how to empathise and support a loved one with anxiety. Some people […]
Communication
/in Counselling and Psychotherapy/by Emma DunnDid I hear you right? Objective To recognise that when you listen you might not be hearing what is being said To learn to reply based on what you hear rather than your fixed agenda about what you want to say. To develop a collaborative and mutual way to communicate with your partner. ‘Did I […]
Relationships- Is Mine Normal?
/in Counselling and Psychotherapy/by Emma DunnRelationships-Is mine normal? This blog is for anyone wanting to touch base with their relationship. I aim to cover some data on relationships. To identify common problems that can occur in even the most fairy-tale union and to provide a reality check about sex in relationships. In doing this I hope to provide a little […]
Self Compassion- How to Build Resilience during the Covid Pandemic 2020
/in Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnCompassion-An Introduction. I first began learning about compassion through the work of Paul Gilbert. Through Gilbert’s work I have learnt that being compassionate is something that we are born with. He says it is important in the regulation of our emotions. He describes our motivational system as 3-fold: We are motivated to avoid danger and […]
Book Review: Unshame- healing trauma-based shame through psychotherapy by Carolyn Spring
/in Book Reviews, News/by Emma DunnShame Everyone has it No-one wants to talk about it But the less we talk about it The more we have of it Brene Brown Overview The author, Carolyn Spring, writes about her 9 years experience of psychotherapy. She focuses on her insights into her shame. Carolyn experienced extreme traumatic […]
Mindfulness for Beginners-Short Course
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion/by Emma DunnMindfulness-A short Course Mindfulness is learning to be more present in the here and now. Or conversely it is about recognising when we are caught up in our head, thoughts, perceptions or in our emotions and feelings. When we recognise where our attention is we begin to notice the impact this has on our decision […]
Meditations
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnMBSR Body Scan MBSR Body Scan Short Version. MBSR Awareness of Breath MBSR Mindful Movement, (Mindful yoga)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): An 8 week course in Brighouse
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnEmma Dunn-MBSR Course Tutor I live and work in Rastrick and am excited to bring this well established, evidenced based mindfulness programme to Brighouse. I was a participant in an MBSR 8 week course in early 2016, not quite sure what to expect, but hoping this course would satisfy my appetite for meditation. I convinced […]
Christmas Stress-How to change your mindset using Mindfulness
/in Anxiety and Stress, Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnChristmas Stress – How to change your mindset at Christmas Anyone hosting Christmas will be aware of all the jobs that need to be done, the presents and party clothes to buy, food to be ordered, the list can go on. For those having Christmas alone, or if this year is the first without a […]
Mindfulness- making use of our tidy brain
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnThe Brain and Automatic Pilot My experience and understanding of mindfulness has led me to acknowledge the power thoughts have to manifest as reality. A thought is not reality, it is a specific activity of the brain. Do you realise our thoughts motivate our actions and behaviours even when they are not real! The human […]