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Thought Provoking Thursday’s Sentence Completion Task: Physical health is…

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, difference, medical system, Thought Provoking Thursday, Uncategorized

Welcome to the third week of our online community sentence completion project, as part of Thought-Provoking Thursday, and what an inspiring two weeks it has been. We have discussed mental health and suicide, had some incredible conversations and shared some beautiful and at times painful insights. We have given a voice to an integral human experience, considering…Read more »

How can we help empower people to be able to talk about suicide?

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Grief, Love, medical system, Mental Health, self care, suicide, Uncategorized

Talking about suicide and everything surrounding it can be extremely difficult and daunting, whether you are the person experiencing suicidal thoughts or trying to be there for someone who is. We often don’t know what to say or we feel so unprepared for such difficult conversations we might want to walk away. Painful emotions can…Read more »

Thought Provoking Thursday on a Saturday: Learning about your therapist through social media

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, difference, Mental Health, Thought Provoking Thursday, Uncategorized

Due to having a busy few days and the need for some important self care, I did not get the chance to post this week’s ‘Thought Provoking Thursday’ on Thursday. So, yes I’m going to go a little bit wild and post it on a Saturday!! 🙂 What I did do on Thursday was my…Read more »

Thursday: My letter to Mindfulness

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Grief, Love, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized

Dear Mindfulness You and I have known each other for quite a while, 13 years to be exact. When I first met you I thought ‘wow they sound really helpful‘, but I realise now that in my naiveté I didn’t really understand you yet. My first proper introduction to you was during my training to…Read more »

Wednesday: What does mindfulness practice actually entail?

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, Uncategorized

Welcome to day three of a week of mindfulness, where we will get a bit more into the nitty-gritty of some of the different ways you can integrate mindfulness into your life.. If you missed Monday and Tuesday’s segments, don’t worry you can just click on the links below for a catch up. Monday: what…Read more »

Tuesday: The core themes of mindfulness

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized

Welcome to today’s instalment of a week of mindfulness. If you missed yesterday’s don’t worry you can just click on the link below for a catch up. Monday: what is all of this mindfulness malarkey about anyway? There are two main themes to living mindfully: • Living fully in the moment • Embracing a non-judgemental…Read more »

Monday: What is all this mindfulness malarkey about anyway?

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, Uncategorized

You may have heard me mention the word mindfulness A few (dozen) times across my various social media platforms over the past few months. Given that I will probably continue banging on about it for quite some time and hope to also record and share some more mindfulness meditations, I figured it would probably be…Read more »