Mental & Emotional Wellness Journal

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How We Develop Core Beliefs and How They Impact Our Lives

Your core beliefs quietly shape how you interpret everything that happens in your life. Formed in childhood and reinforced over time, they create powerful patterns that influence your emotions, relationships, and decisions. This article explains what core beliefs are, how they form, and how they keep negative cycles alive. It offers clear, evidence-based methods to uncover, question, and transform these beliefs so you can build a more balanced and compassionate sense of self.

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Understanding Anxiety And How Counselling Can Help Reset Your Internal Alarm System

Anxiety is your body’s alarm system, designed to protect you. But when it becomes oversensitive, everyday life can feel overwhelming. At Liminal Therapy & Counselling, we offer in-person and online anxiety counselling in Cornwall, helping you retrain your nervous system, manage anxious thoughts, and reclaim calm and confidence in your daily life.

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Losing a Pet: Modern Look at the Stages of Grief and the Psychology of Loss

Losing a pet can feel as devastating as losing a human loved one. The attachment bond between humans and animals is deep, emotional, and biologically real. This article explores why pet loss grief feels so intense, how modern psychology views grief as a non-linear process, and the unique challenges of losing a beloved companion—disenfranchised grief, guilt, and identity disruption. You’ll learn evidence-based models that explain grief’s waves and how to maintain healthy continuing bonds after loss. With compassion and practical

Person-Centred Therapy: Abstract Layers Representing Self-Exploration and Emotional Growth

Person-Centred Therapy: A Journey of Self-Discovery

Life often asks us to bend, to carry, to endure, until we lose sight of the quiet truth of who we are. Person-centred therapy begins with a simple but profound belief: deep down, you already hold the wisdom and strength to heal.

Overcoming the Stigma of Seeking Counselling

Overcoming the Stigma of Seeking Counselling

Emotional distress affects everyone at some point, yet many hesitate to seek mental health support when they need it most. We readily visit a GP for physical symptoms like a persistent cough or back pain, but when anxiety keeps us awake at night or depression clouds our days, we often suffer in silence.

How Couples Lose Connection And How to Find Your Way Back

You’re in the same room but miles apart. Dinner happens in front of the television, silence where conversation used to be. You talk about logistics but can’t remember the last time you actually talked about anything that matters. Disconnection doesn’t happen suddenly. It’s gradual, almost invisible, built from small moments where bids for connection go unanswered. Understanding how couples lose each other and finding the way back through honest communication, checking the stories we tell ourselves, and small consistent choices

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What Your Anger Is Really Telling You: Understanding the Emotions Beneath the Fire

Anger rarely arrives first. In the fraction of a second before fury takes over, something more vulnerable usually flickers through: hurt, fear, shame, or sadness. Understanding anger as a secondary emotion, a protective response to feelings that seem too painful to acknowledge, transforms how we work with it. This article explores what lies beneath anger, why we learned to lead with it, and how therapy can help you develop a different relationship with this powerful emotion, one where it informs

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Exploring the Unconscious in Counselling And Psychotherapy

Discover how exploring your unconscious mind through person-centred therapy can reveal hidden patterns, improve self-awareness, and support lasting emotional growth. Learn how Liminal Therapy & Counselling provides a safe, supportive environment for uncovering insights that enhance relationships, wellbeing, and personal authenticity.

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Empowering Workplaces: Business Mental Health Support

Professional environments across the UK are experiencing a shift in how mental health is viewed and prioritised. Business mental health support has become essential as organisations recognise that caring for their people’s psychological wellbeing directly impacts performance, retention, and success. The statistics speak volumes: workplace stress costs UK employers over £28 billion annually, while businesses investing in mental health initiatives see remarkable returns. Business leaders face mounting pressures that extend far beyond traditional management challenges. The weight of strategic decision-making,