Karen Hartley

Psychotherapist - Anxiety & Trauma. Lifestyle & Wellbeing, Traveller, Fitness Junkie. Adventurous spirit, Colgate smile! Media Friendly 💞

[Karen Hartley @misskhart]

Another podcast feature, this time with @scummymummies
https://t.co/J7BSNgVJ3w

[Karen Hartley @Therapy_Heals]

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While time can be a helpful tool in the healing process, it's not a guarantee that all wounds will be healed, and additional support may be necessary in some cases. 💞

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Visit Karen_hartley_ on Instagram for more useful tips 💞

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Want to stop hindering your own success?

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Turn awkwardness into confidence!

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Awkwardness can result from an unexpected conflict, an odd social encounter and/or an embarrassment. But if we stop for a minute and breathe, we might realise the discomfort comes from the unexpected sincerity of the moment. 💞

[Karen Hartley @misskhart]

The 'self' is the individual in you. It is the person you don't want to accept and run away from to become a different person. It is who you really are.

[Karen Hartley @misskhart]

LIVE tomorrow evening, discussing loneliness ❤️

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JOIN me on Instagram karen_hartley_ tomorrow at 7:30pm 🎤

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Setting healthy, effective boundaries can help you to look after yourself by protecting your personal space, as well as your mental health and wellbeing.
Creating boundaries within a friendship allows you both to set out what you want and expect from each other. 💞

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Come and join me LIVE on Instagram tomorrow.

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Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are all linked, so our thoughts impact how we feel and act. Although we all have unhelpful thoughts from time to time, it’s important to know what to do when they appear so we don’t let them change the course of our day. 💞

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Is managing stress and life changes a struggle? There are varying factors outside of your control that will determine how resilient you are (age, gender, trauma). However emotional resilience is a trait that can be developed and will transform your life and experience of stress.

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I haven’t been following the World Cup but that was a serious match.

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Reminder: TikTok isn’t therapy 💞

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Are you guilty of self diagnosing your mental health via Google or TikTok? https://t.co/W4jdgyeqPN

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While depression looks different for everyone, it requires attention. And asking for help when your caught in the cycle

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Want to reverse the vicious cycle 🫣

Symptoms of depression can affect your daily routine and behaviour. This can often make it hard to nurture your mental health, making depression worse. It becomes a vicious cycle.

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When you feel anxiety kick in like this, it’s time to calm yourself down. Be aware of what's happening in your body and recognise your triggers.

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Something sets you off, and before long, you feel stuck in an endless loop of intrusive thoughts, thinking every possible thing that could go wrong. Your body tenses and your breathing quickens.

SAVE for when you need some quick calming tips 💞

[Karen Hartley @misskhart]

Had so much fun on this podcast. We discussed all things swimming related inc haircare, open water and facing your fears
https://t.co/kjeS1Hof3F

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Testimonials like this make it all worthwhile 😊

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Therapy works if you put in the effort 💞

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The feeling of being unloved and unworthy can result in searching for love and validation in all the wrong places, which makes us vulnerable and exposed to both physical and emotional abuse. 💞
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Do you agree?

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The first relationship a little girl has with a man is the one she has with her father. Women who grew up with absent dads may find it difficult to form lasting relationships. Because they were scarred by their dad's rejection of them, they don't want to risk getting hurt again.

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When you’re stressed, angry or panicked you tend to take short shallow breaths. Straw breathing can help reduce anxiety and increase feelings of calm and relaxation. 💞

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When we allow ourselves to fully experience painful or uncomfortable feelings, we are doing work. Sitting with our feelings instead of disengaging or distracting ourselves is work.

[Karen Hartley @Therapy_Heals]

You have to feel it to heal it.
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Healing is not about forgetting about that part or removing it from our life story. Healing is about accepting that it was, it is and it will always be a part of our story.