Author Archives: Ellie Atkins

This week’s blog is guest written by one of our young people, Evelyn who is in Primary school. This is what she has to say: At the moment I have been feeling a bit upset and cross because of Coronavirus. I can’t see my friends and I am getting fed up of zoom. I getContinue reading “Ways to help big feelings”

Today’s blog is about finding things to be grateful for, whatever situation we find ourselves in. It has been expertly written by Phoebe Crook, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. Following on from last week’s blog post about looking after yourself, I wanted to focus on casual everyday magic. I cannot remember exactly where I cameContinue reading “Gratitude or Causal everyday magic”

Today’s blog has been written by Phoebe Crook, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. It’s about Patience during lockdown but will be just as relevant in the times beyond lockdown too. Stuck at home with your children and feeling frustrated? Is lockdown making you lose patience? This week we will focus on patience and how youContinue reading “Lockdown Patience”

Today’s blog has been written by Headspace Guildford’s Assistant Psychologist Phoebe Crook Today’s blog post is going to discuss lockdown exhaustion. At the time of writing the UK has been on lockdown for over 6 weeks. Undeniably nobody could have anticipated this and there is no way to know how much longer this might goContinue reading “Lockdown exhaustion”

It sometimes takes a while to publish a peer reviewed paper. It has been so with one of my papers. Having written this journal article in 2010 it was finally published in 2020. This feels all the more poignant as the title is ‘…finding the way to a new normal’ and it was published justContinue reading “Not there yet: Finding our way to a new normal”

When I’m not working at Headspace Guildford, I work at St George’s Hospital in London. More of my time and headspace has been there in recent weeks, because of coronavirus. I am proud to work for the NHS, but not just because of the times we find ourselves in. I’ve always been proud to workContinue reading “The NHS: Not perfect, but amazing”

Today’s blog has been written by Headspace Guildford’s very own Assistant Psychologist, Phoebe Crook. The weeks of lockdown are slowly turning into months and there has been a realisation that things may not go back to normal for a while. At present you might feel disconnected from people and this is totally understandable. The initialContinue reading “Hang in there: We are in this together”

Today’s blog has been written by Phoebe Crook, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. We know there are many challenges at this time, and many things out of our control. But we also know that looking after ourselves and taking responsibility for what we can manage can help look after our mental health. Here’s what PhoebeContinue reading “Getting through lockdown: Managing yourself”

Today’s blog has been written by the brilliant Phoebe Crook, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford In the current circumstances you might have more time on your hands. Whilst it is okay to watch the TV to distract yourself, it might be useful to try other avenues of distraction. A simple and effective distraction technique isContinue reading “Using books in times of uncertainty – help for children and teens”

Today’s blog is written by the wonderful Phoebe Crook, Assistant Psychologist at Headspace Guildford. Both you and your child might be feeling anxious due to the uncertainty of the world at the moment. It is important to recognise when you might be feeling too overwhelmed and anxious. Are you struggling to focus on a task?Continue reading “Using mindful strategies with yourself and your child”