Author: J. Broad

Feel Like You're Missing Something? Is there something missing in your life? Loneliness is something of a taboo. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say I feel lonely outside of the therapy suite. The need for connection with others is a basic human drive. Our evolution has depended on it. Some historians believe that… Continue reading 5 Minute Therapies: Loneliness

As discussed in the last post on our need for human connection, nothing exemplifies the degree of our need for human connection & positive relationships quite like the needs of a child. So vulnerable are we when begin life that it is simply impossible for us to exist without the support of someone else in… Continue reading 5 Minute Therapies: Making Good First Steps

We now move into tiers three & four of Maslow's hierarchy which extends our focus beyond our basic needs into what are broadly described as our psychological needs. Tier three concerns our needs for love & belonging including family, friendship, connection & intimacy. As mentioned in previous posts, humans depend on connection with others. No… Continue reading 5 Minute Therapies: Psychological Needs – Building Strong Bonds & A Secure Base

It may only be mid-February but I'm sure it feels like the past month & half has passed in the blink of an eye and yet, in that brief period which seemingly passed in a flash, we have come a long way. We have been using Maslow's hierarchy of needs (below) as a model for… Continue reading 5 Minute Therapies: Tiers of Joy

This is the last episode of our 5 minute therapies series concerned with tier 2 of Maslow's hierarchy and in this episode we consider the link between our finances & our mental health. Finance may seem like a strange consideration for a tier-2 factor but in the modern economies we live in it can be… Continue reading 5 Minute Therapies: Finances