Habits and Motivation

Unraveled

What is therapy, and why is it helpful to slowly take things apart? Suffering in one form or another draws people to consult, and people’s expressed goals most often involve various ways of saying that they would like to reduce (or eliminate) that suffering. Is the process of psychotherapy as simple as detangling yarn, unraveling...

The pitfalls of people-pleasing, and what to do instead

Typically in relationships we want our interactions to go smoothly, but at times this might mean that we are tempted to go outside of our comfort zone to please others, often at the expense of ourselves! Fortunately, it is possible to connect with others without sacrificing our own needs. Clinical psychologist Dr Tobey Mandel helps...

I failed….$%*!

In this eye-opening blog, Connecte clinical psychologist Dr Amber Labow explains how common cognitive biases that can fuel our fear of failure, and looks at ways we can move away from mindsets created by those biases... and embrace failure instead! Read on and find out why.

Renegotiating Personal Boundaries in a Post-COVID 19 World

Amy Gregory's insightful blog takes a look at the ways in which easing of restrictions after the long period of enforced Covid-19 related social regulation had many of us struggling to rewrite, or even to remember, how to negotiate and maintain personal boundaries for ourselves.

I Want To Change….I Think!? A Brief Exploration of Ambivalence

Ambivalence can make us feel torn between opposing thoughts or feelings. In the context of therapy, this is SO normal, but the experience can be preoccupying and exhausting!

Less What, More Why

The practice of pausing and asking ourselves why may help us to get in touch with our underlying motivations, so that we can make more informed decisions.

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