Which regrets are heavier to bear—the ones that involve mistakes made or the things we didn’t do?

anxiety, conflict, decision making, stressLydia RiganoFebruary 28, 2018Fulham Consultingregret, depression, stress, anxiety

stuck on repeat: OCD

This is what it can be like to live with obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD.

anxiety, OCD, CBTLydia RiganoJanuary 26, 2018Fulham Consultingocd, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety

the grip of social anxiety

Imagine life like this. Fear. Avoidance. Embarrassment about what you said. Scared of not fitting in. Afraid to enter a conversation. Afraid you'll have nothing to say. This can be the torment of social anxiety.

anxiety, social anxietyLydia RiganoJanuary 26, 2018social anxiety, anxiety, group therapy

check your horizon

If you’re anything like me, your January has gone something like this...

goal setting, purposeLydia RiganoJanuary 26, 2018Fulham Consultingself improvement, self

thanks for the memories

How many piles of Christmas debris have we all waded through each year, with little memory of the contents of the boxes, wrappings and expense of it all? The gift of giving and the thought that counts.

gratitude, happinessLydia RiganoDecember 11, 2017gratitude

attitude: gratitude

Feel down or disappointed? Or maybe like something is missing from life? Try a daily dose of gratitude.

Lydia RiganoNovember 24, 2017

a slip in time

For a brief moment, step away from the daily grind of life and peer back in time. Rarely glimpsed but richly missed our past can have a strong undercurrent to carry us along.

Lydia RiganoNovember 9, 2017

c is for conflict

Time to stop fighting the "I'm right, you're wrong" battle and consider what you're really fighting about.

after "I do"

There is one thing every married person will tell you: marriage can be hard. Here are five common problems that can follow “I do”.

anxious kids & teens

If you have an anxious child or teenager, you know what it is like to be held hostage. So does your child. And it is heartbreaking.

anxiety, stress, teens and kidsLydia RiganoOctober 28, 2017anxiety, children, teens

the meaning of life & happiness

Achieving happiness is not a final destination. It’s just one experience of many in a rich, full life.

beat depression with fun

Engaging in enjoyable activities can offset depression, but how do we do anything when motivation is low?

breaking bad habits

Smoking, nail biting, watching too much tv.... Anyone who has tried to break a bad habit knows how hard it can be to change.

sleep interrupted

Sometimes, things get in the way of sleep. What can be done if sleep is a nightly struggle?

anxiety, depression, stressLydia RiganoOctober 24, 2017sleep, insomnia, depression, anxiety

the beauty of self-acceptance

Self-acceptance is crucial to peace of mind and happiness. But loving yourself all the time is a challenge.

happiness, self acceptaneLydia RiganoOctober 23, 2017self esteem, self improvement, depression

2 ways to see life

We can choose to see all the things that go wrong in the world Or we can see how truly fortunate we are.

depression, meaning, thinkingLydia RiganoOctober 23, 2017gratitude, depression

glamour on the inside

How high maintenance are you? Have you ever thought about how to be glamourous on the inside?

can't decide?

What do you do about those decisions that trip us up, that seem to spiral without an end?

decision making, problem solvingCarla Hutchinson-ReadeOctober 7, 2017decision making

eat. eat. repeat...

Emotional eating affects so many, but what is it and what can we do about it?

eating disorder, emotional eatingCarla Hutchinson-ReadeOctober 6, 2017

the perfect storm

Have you ever had a day when your life goes from some kind of wonderful to the perfect storm?

Lydia RiganoSeptember 10, 2017

mental notes

asking for help is always a big step.

For urgent mental health concerns

For life threatening emergencies