MENTAL HEALTH
Coping with COVID and distress With renowned therapist Pam Custers Are you struggling with an anxious knot in your stomach? Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted? Finding that COVID is taking over your life and your mood? Pam can help COVID has taken away much of the control we have over our lives. The one thing we do have is the ability to create calm and resilience in our inner world. Pam has worked with the BBC, Huffington Post, Grazia and The Telegraph and has some great tips for our Darling readers.
Relationships under threat Our relationships have been stripped back. The scaffolding that we rely on has been taken away. The support that we would have gained from family friends and gym buddies, to name a few, are not available. Apart from not having the support structures we are now battling with uncertainty, anxiety and the stress that we are all living under. Couple this with home schooling and the impact of the prolonged time spent in each other’s company and we are facing the perfect storm.
Managing anxiety We have to add another component which is our own personal style of managing stress and anxiety: our attachment styles. Are you the one reminding everyone to socially distance before you walk out the door? Or perhaps you may be the one that would really like your partner to stop nagging as you are abiding by the rules? Our attachment style is nature’s way for us to keep safe in times when we may be triggered by anxiety and stress. There is a way to find our own internal equanimity by mastering our response to stress and using techniques that work in a matter of minutes.
Simple online course ‘Coping with COVID’ Expert psychotherapist Pam Custers has cofounded Relatability, a start-up focussed on
helping you to build amazing relationships with yourself and others. Their online course ‘Coping with COVID: create calm and build resilience’ will help you overcome, overwhelm and reduce triggers in a matter of moments.
Modules include: • Discover your brain, anxiety and you. • Sneaky anxiety triggers you probably have every day • Create calm in minutes using neurological hacks • Optimise yourself for long term resilience • Discover the golden tipping point to build a more positive mindset This online short course, ‘Coping with COVID’ includes video instruction, exercises and an online workbook so that you can fully integrate this into your life. n
Exclusive Discount Code: DARLING course only £69.99 *usually £79.99 relatability.co.uk If you’re looking for individual or couples counselling, visit pamcusters.co.uk Pam holds an MA, BA (Hons)BACP
T: 07572 841388
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