From my Counselling years to your listening ears. Hello and welcome.

Welcome to episode 10. It is great to have you back. Life is filled with uncertainty and worries about the future. While many things remain outside your control, your mindset is key to coping with difficult circumstances and confidently facing the unknown. There's no doubt that uncertainty can be uncomfortable. We're all human. And humans are wired to want to control their environments. That's jus...

Join me today for our ninth episode, where I take you on a brief journey of attachment! This human connection comes from early childhood and develops as we do. Find out if you’ve got a secure or insecure attachment to those you form friendships and relationships with. I’ll tell you the personality traits you’ll have and why. Attachments can be changed as we grow. That’s the good news! So please si...

Over the past ten years, I've noticed a significant increase in people presenting with concerns about people-pleasing tendencies. The desire to be liked, to avoid rejection, and to feel a sense of belonging can lead to various challenging emotions. Yes, it comes from being kind, but let me explain the difference between the motivations behind your people-pleasing tendencies. We will look at why yo...

I AM HEIDI LESTER, A COUNSELLOR, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, with almost 25 years of experience working with young people - just like you. Join me on my podcast as I offer you words of support and encouragement to help you work your way through life's challenging demands. One of the most common conversations I have in the therapy room is this - 'HOW DO I STOP WORRYING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS OF ME'. Yo...

Low self-esteem is a negative perception of yourself that can affect your confidence, feelings of competence, and sense of self-worth. Individuals with low self-esteem may feel inadequate, unloved, or incapable. Many people struggle with how they value and feel about themselves, which can hinder their emotional growth and impact their confidence and self-belief. This can lead to a poor self-identi...

Trust has an impact on all social relationships. It helps establish a sense of safety, security and reliability. It allows us to feel safe when we are vulnerable. Many of us have had the trust broken in our important relationships. This leads us to feeling betrayed, anxious and scared, and mistrusting others. If this is something you are experiencing, let me share how you can start to trust yourse...

If you are finding yourself feeling empty and lost and functioning and not feeling, you could well be suffering from emotional numbness. If you have experienced any form of trauma, stress and prolonged challenging times, your brain cannot always keep up, so will put you in safe mode. This is to protect you from those harder emotions. If this happens to you, you will learn how to navigate your way...

Life and the people in it affect our mood and the way we feel about ourselves. Low mood will get us all. It comes from a number of places and can last hours, days, or more. Episode 3 will take you on a journey of awareness and understanding about what causes low mood in young people, how low mood feels like, the difference between low mood and depression, and how you can learn to manage your mood...

WE ARE ALL FINE – Flawed. Insecure. Nervous. Emotional .......my new podcast aims to let you all accept that rather than fight that. If you are struggling with any type of anxious thoughts and feelings, episode 2 is going to give you the knowledge and skills you need to make a friend not an enemy of your anxiety. Let me help you: 1. Understand what anxiety is and what it does to our bodies 2. Incr...

WE ARE ALL FINE – Flawed. Insecure. Nervous. Emotional – and if you are looking to learn how to accept yourself knowing you are normal in this uncertain world, and want validation for how difficult life can be, then join me - Heidi Lester a counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in working with young people and young adults. Together, with my experience and knowledge and with your potential,...