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Georgina Sturmer
Jul 14, 20235 min read
PMDD: What is it and how can counselling help?
Do you know what PMDD is? Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is often unknown or misunderstood. Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you've been...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Health anxiety: How to cope if you’re feeling anxious about seeing your GP
Do you know the feeling? Maybe it’s a niggle, a sign of infection, a symptom, an ache, a pain, or an understanding that something isn’t...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 26, 20234 min read
How to rebuild trust after a relationship ends
The end of a relationship can make us question so much about ourselves. Who we are, what we want, what we deserve. And whether we can...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 24, 20233 min read
Growing up in the public eye: What happens when the whole world already thinks that they know you?
Who hasn't dreamt of fame and fortune, of growing up in the public eye? From a young age, many of us absorbed fairytale images of what...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Are you feeling anxious about AI?
It feels as if someone has turned up the volume on the chatter about AI. Everywhere we turn there are comments about AI, ChatGPT, bots...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Coping with family conflict
This week I looked at the complex topic of family dynamics and estrangement for Metro. Every family is different, and there are a...
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Georgina Sturmer
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Do your friendships leave you feeling emotionally exhausted?
I had a quick chat with Metro about the concept of 'radiators' and 'drains'. They asked the following question: Do your friendships...
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Georgina Sturmer
May 30, 20232 min read
'Ticks' and 'Icks' - a light-hearted look at relationships for Metro
Metro asked for my thoughts about 'ticks' - the random things that we find attractive in other people. The idea is that a 'tick' is the...
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Georgina Sturmer
May 20, 20232 min read
Anxiety, and what we learned from Mental Health Awareness Week
As this week comes to a close, I’m struck by the engaging opinions, stories and content that has flooded my newsfeed during Mental Health...
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Georgina Sturmer
May 16, 20234 min read
How to cope with 'micro-stress' at work
I spoke to Yahoo News about 'micro-stress', the idea that small or minor stresses at work build up to create bigger problems for us. In...
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Georgina Sturmer
May 9, 20233 min read
Numbness – what does it mean to feel numb, and how counselling can help
In counselling, we’re all about the feelings. How are you feeling? What are you feeling? How does that make you feel now? But this...
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Georgina Sturmer
May 3, 20234 min read
What is a 'glass child'?
‘Glass Children’: the overlooked child, a sibling of a child who needs additional support. In today's Metro I've contributed to an...
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Georgina Sturmer
Apr 27, 20235 min read
Coping with anger
What makes you angry? And what happens inside? Does your head hurt, your blood boil, your jaw tighten? Or maybe you don’t ever feel...
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Georgina Sturmer
Apr 14, 20235 min read
How to stop comparing yourself to others
What would it be like to live your life without comparing yourself to others? Here’s an article I wrote for Counselling Directory about...
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Georgina Sturmer
Apr 6, 20235 min read
Strategies for anxiety
So what exactly is anxiety? If you look around, you’ll find a whole range of answers to this question. The common theme seems to be that...
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Georgina Sturmer
Mar 27, 20233 min read
Family dynamics on screen: Succession
I had a light-hearted chat with Metro about the serious and sensitive topic of family dynamics. We looked at different characters from...
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Georgina Sturmer
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Motherhood and Identity: Where did I go?
I spoke to Yahoo News about our sense of identity, and how it changes when we become parents. Our sense of identity is shaped by our...
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