Tag: #ShadesofPsych

• A not so “Merry” Christmas

  Christmas isnt a happy time for everyone, the societal pressures of having a christmas where you feel connected, grateful, social and happy can often cause more feelings of guilt and overwhelm! If you feel feelings other than just joy over the festive period, thats okay and your not alone. Heres some ways to manage those…

  shadesofpsych

  22nd Dec 2025

  wellbeing

  #MentalHealth, #Relatable, #ShadesofPsych, #Winter, christmas, psychology, wellbeing

• Overcoming Perfectionism

  Perfectionism is often a response of us tying our worth to our ability to do things.We often asscociate being perfect with a high sense of worth. This ideology sometimes develops due to criticism from others in childhood when things weren’t “perfect”. When things aren’t perfect it can be common for people to experience low self…

  shadesofpsych

  8th Dec 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, mental-health, psychology, wellbeing

• People Pleasing – Why do we say yes when we actually wanted to say no?

  People pleasing, why we do it and how to manage and overcome this.

  shadesofpsych

  1st Dec 2025

  Uncategorised

  #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, compassion, psychology, wellbeing

• Holding yourself accountable VS Self Compassion

  You know you can do both right?.. Self compassion is about recognising your struggles and difficulties, and being gentle with yourself about your reactions to them. Often when things go wrong we can be quick to blame ourselves and tie our wrong doings to our self esteem. However these patterns cause negative behavioural loops that…

  shadesofpsych

  17th Nov 2025

  wellbeing

  #MentalHealth, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, compassion, mental-health, mindset, psychology

• Motivation vs Consistency

  Should we really be focusing on motivation when feeling depressed? I personally don’t think so. Having knowledge and education about motivation is very helpful and so so so important but when it comes down to fundamentally being motivated. Thats the last thing we should be looking at. Often for motivation to occur we need to…

  shadesofpsych

  10th Nov 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Relatable, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, mindset, psychology, wellbeing

• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Wellbeing Tips

  Seasonal Affective Disorder wellbeing tips to avoid falling into cycles of depression and anxiety

  shadesofpsych

  3rd Nov 2025

  wellbeing

  #Depression, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder, #ShadesofPsych, #Winter, SAD

• The Psychology of Caribbean Music.

  

  The Psychology of Caribbean music, how Soca, Calypso and Reggae isn’t just sound but is reclamation, pride, power and resilience!

  shadesofpsych

  27th Oct 2025

  psychology

  #ShadesofPsych, black history month, caribbean, psychology, reggae, wellbeing

• Managing Stressful Working Weeks as a Mental Health Professional

  As a Low Intensity CBT Therapist (PWP) we sometimes assess and work with heavy stories and emotions. Not to mention the ridiculously high caseload of clients we have to see weekly, plus never ending admin. It can become really easily to finish the day or week feeling drained and burnt out. Its unsure whether the…

  shadesofpsych

  26th May 2025

  wellbeing

  #Gratitude, #MentalHealth, #Psych, #Relatable, #SeekingSupport, #ShadesofPsych, #Therapist, psychology