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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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Experience of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnThis mindfulness novice gets serious It is a while since my last blog on Mindfulness and a lot has happened. I have really noticed a difference in my mood, and reactivity to situations. I find I notice my mood change and feel equipped to control it before I do something I might regret. My whole […]
Book Review Mindful Emotional Eating; Mindfulness skills to control cravings, eat in moderation and optimize coping.
/in Book Reviews, Mindfulness, News/by Emma DunnBook Review Pavel G. Somov- Mindful Emotional Eating; Mindfulness skills to control cravings, eat in moderation and optimize coping. (2015) Review Written for both the client and the clinician this book is in 3 parts. In the first part the author describes his model of working to enable ‘Mindful Emotional Eating’ (MEE). The second is how […]
Book Review: A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled by Ruby Wax
/in Book Reviews, Mindfulness, News/by Emma DunnBook Review Ruby Wax- A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled Ruby Wax is known to me firstly as a comedian and more recently a Master of Mindfulness based cognitive therapy. It is because of the latter and her potential to reach the masses that I wanted to review her book, to help others decide whether […]
Mindfulness meditation for novices-Part 3 ‘The mindfulness muscle’-it needs to be exercised!
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnI have been committed to mindfulness for a while. I love mindfulness, its simplicity, its obvious common sense and the fact it challenges the divergence of science and spirituality. I have an insight into its works at a physiological level and a belief in its value to all. My bookcase is beginning to fill. My […]
Mindfulness Meditation for Novices; sharing personal experience -Part 2
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma Dunn‘Doing it’ Time to start meditating After months of procrastination I got to the stage of wanting to actually try meditation. There was a fear that those who saw or knew would scoff. Perhaps there was part of me that would scoff too. My journey seems to be about procrastination, I instinctively feel this is […]
Mindfulness Meditation for Novices; sharing personal experience- Part 1
/in Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnI am a middle aged mum (and incidental a psychotherapist) who wants to spread the word about Mindfulness. However the media hype is something that might put any novice off. I hope to provide a fresh and personal perspective. I am not a Buddhist, I hold no particular belief about God or Allah, or paganism. […]
Thoughts and Anxiety -Using Psychotherapy and Mindfulness to alleviate fretful thinking
/in Anxiety and Stress, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, News/by Emma DunnThoughts and Anxiety Anxiety often manifests itself as poor eating, irritability due to poor sleep, and an inability to concentrate. First line treatment addresses these manifestations. Anxious people are encouraged to exercise to become physically tired; eat regular meals and to make lists to feel less over- whelmed. These are useful for symptom alleviation but […]
Eating Disorders- Do you Recognise Physiological Hunger?
/in Eating, News/by Emma DunnPrompted by Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2015 Identifying the motivation behind our eating. Part 1 An article on ‘Anorexia’ and ‘Bulimia’ this isn’t for me? Stop a minute. This is not about these conditions. Both Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are familiar terms to describe mental distress that has manifested as an altered […]
Lent. Why do we need to give up chocolate?
/in News, Social Commentary/by Emma DunnA debate; Why do we give up pleasurable experiences for 40 days? I noticed something that made me curious today, the day before Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). A debate, on social media, about what to give up for Lent. It struck me as interesting the need to give up something. Lent, traditionally is a period […]
Obesity; A Man-made Mess
/in Eating, News, Social Commentary/by Emma DunnHealth Care Professionals must exhibit true empathy with their ‘over weight’ clients. Judgement and stigmatisation is not helpful. This blog is a personal reflection of the knowledge I hold regarding obesity and its treatment. Information I have gained as a dietitian and latterly a counsellor. Counsellors generally try to follow three core behaviours; empathy, unconditional […]