04 May 2020 Mindfulness exercises
The basic principle behind mindfulness is that often a lot of things we do we do without being fully present or without being aware of your own thoughts and feelings....
Author: Darren West
18 Feb 2020 What your attachment style says about your relationship health
In focusing upon relationships, or indeed anxiety or depression or relationship problems, I often find Attachment Theory is a useful model to help understand how and why we react to...
03 Dec 2019 Role of Nutrition on symptoms of Depression
In this video Psychologist Darren West discusses the impact that the food we eat can have on our mood and treatment of depression. To find out more also click on our...
05 Nov 2019 Depression and Nutrition
There has been plenty of information provided about how living a healthy lifestyle contributes to having a happier, less stressed life, particularly engaging in regular physical and social activities and...
24 Aug 2019 How To Manage Stressful Thoughts – Darren West
In this video I discuss strategies for managing stressful thoughts. Click below to find out more. ...
24 Jun 2019 Staying Motivated when Changing Habits
Often we make the decision that we would like to make changes or undertake new resolutions only to have them fail not long after we undertake the changes. I recall...
24 Jun 2019 The Power of Habits – Book Review
As our focus for June has been a focus on habits, I would like to take this opportunity to recommend a book that I have read recently about the subject...
18 Jun 2019 How to change unhelpful habits in your life
Psychologist Darren West discusses how to change unhelpful habits in your life and the brain science that underlies these habits. ...
31 May 2019 Understanding stress in the body
Stress is something we all experience. Often on a daily basis. As a Psychologist I find it important to explain to my clients how stress works and how it impacts...
05 Apr 2019 What to do when breathing is distressing
In this video Psychologist Darren West discusses that calm breathing techniques may not always be so calming. For some people focusing on breathing may be very distressing. Darren offers some...