Always On: Reclaiming Your Mental Health from Phones and Social Media
In a world of constant pings and endless scrolling, our relationship with phones and social media is reshaping how we think, feel, and connect. This post explores the impact of digital habits on mental health, sleep, anxiety, and relationship intimacy—drawing from therapeutic insight at Rise and Grow Therapy. Whether you’re feeling overstimulated, disconnected from your partner, or simply tired of being “always on,” this guide offers practical strategies to help you reclaim your attention and build a healthier, more intentional relationship with technology.
Why Is It So Difficult to Talk About Sex and Desire in Relationships? And How Therapy Can Help
Talking about sex and desire in a relationship can feel awkward, even with the person you love most. Shame, fear of rejection, and silence often get in the way. As a couples therapist in London, I help partners open up, reconnect, and explore intimacy with honesty and care—because your desires matter, and so does your connection.
What to Expect from Couples and Relationship Therapy: A Realistic Guide
What really happens in relationship therapy? Whether you’re struggling to connect, navigating betrayal, or simply want to strengthen your bond, therapy offers more than crisis management. In this post, I share what you can expect from the process—challenges, rewards, and how I support couples and individuals to explore, reconnect, or part with care.
When Therapy Doesn’t Work (Yet): Understanding Setbacks, Stuck Points, and the Hope Ahead
Psychotherapy can be an extraordinary space for healing, growth, and insight. For many, it offers relief, clarity, and renewed strength. But what happens when therapy doesn’t seem to work? What if you feel stuck, disappointed, or even more confused than when you began?
This experience can feel disheartening and isolating—but it’s far more common than we often talk about. Importantly, a lack of immediate success in therapy doesn’t mean therapy is inherently flawed, or that you are. It may mean the timing isn’t quite right, the approach needs adjusting, or something vital has yet to fall into place. Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. And just because it hasn’t worked yet, doesn’t mean it won’t work—or that it can’t work beautifully, when the conditions are right.
Sadness or Depression? Understanding the Difference and When to Seek Support
Sadness is a universal human emotion. It touches all of us at various points in our lives, often as a natural response to loss, disappointment, or transition. Depression, on the other hand, is a mental health condition that extends beyond the realm of typical emotional experience. Yet, it’s not always easy to tell where one ends and the other begins. In a world where emotional language is increasingly used with openness, many people are left wondering: Am I just sad, or am I depressed?
This article aims to offer clarity on the difference between sadness and depression, explore how they show up in the body and mind, and provide guidance on when it’s time to seek professional support. Whether you’re trying to understand your own emotional state or support someone close to you, this is a compassionate space to explore these vital distinctions.