This is where we share our most popular posts. Together, these posts give you an overview of who we are, what we do, why we do it, and how it works. It’s a bit like a First Aid for Feelings starter pack.
Why you need to know your First Aid for Feelings
Reading time: 7 minutes It’s World Mental Health Day on October 10th. When talking about mental health, the focus is often on thoughts, so we want to spotlight another key aspect of mental health, your first aid for feelings. Why is it important to have feelings? We...
Celebrating The Helpful Clinic’s 5th birthday with an interview with our founder, Thor
The Helpful Clinic is celebrating its 5th birthday and to celebrate, we’ve got a fantastic interview with our founder, Thor.
Your feelings are information: get curious & start listening to what they’re telling you
Feelings are information and getting curious about why we have them, how we know we have them and how to respond to them can be really helpful
Feel like you’re just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic? Take more decisive action now…
The ABC for feelings technique is something we’ve developed and use here at The Helpful Clinic to help our patients take more decisive action.
A message from THC Founder, Thor
Helpful Clinic founder, Thor Rain, was diagnosed with both ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia. Their recovery took 7 years. They know how you’re feeling.
A 3D approach to health and recovery
Here at the Helpful Clinic, we take what we call 'a 3D approach to health and recovery'. It's an approach originally developed by Engel in 1977 that I have adopted and honed, following my personal experiences of dealing with Fibromyalgia - a condition that I dealt...
From climbing to crashing to climbing again (A Helpful Case Study)
How one man overcame chronic fatigue and regained control of his life [a case study] Derek was a shadow of his former self. Battling extraordinary fatigue, his life was reduced to taking care of his basic needs and managing to work part time. Even walking to the...
Our Compass – the four cardinal points that underpin everything we do
You can't plan a journey without a compass to help you find your bearings. Your 'helpful compass' helps you set the guiding principles of your recovery. It can be helpful to define these fundamental principles to help make choices along the way. The compass will serve...
Our Social Venture – what does it mean to be a social venture?
The Helpful Clinic is proudly a social venture. What does this mean? We are committed to a clear focus on ethical sustainability in terms of: People’s health – supporting people to improve their health in an easy to access way, whether they are unable to leave the...
