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Fresher’s Chats

LOFT — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:28:10 +0000

TRC are pleased to announce that we will be offering free, online support groups to University Fresher’s.

This Coronavirus enforced isolation is particularly dangerous for young people, and starting University is always a stressful time.

Our experienced clinical team will run the 60 minute ‘Fresher’s Chats’ to help generate a self-supporting network and to create connections between the students who are isolating in their rooms. The groups will provide fresher’s a safe forum to talk about their frustrations, loneliness and worries. They will leave with new tools and tips to help them navigate these first few months at University.

We are covering the costs of these groups, but we could do with some help spreading the word to University fresher’s – please do email info@trcgroup.org.uk for more details.

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Finishing one chapter and already trying to navigate the next….

LOFT — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:28:41 +0000

One from the TRC community. Olivia, from the Chilly Dippers, shares a taste of what finishing at Edinburgh University was like during Coronavirus. Lucky for Olivia she has a well-tested stress reduction technique.

I am a 22-year-old (recent) graduate of The University of Edinburgh. I’ve had the most fantastic 4 years up in Edinburgh, despite the slightly premature end to this term with COVID-19’s spoiling forces!

Of course, with this global Coronavirus pandemic, I must gain some greater perspective and realise there have been people more badly affected by this such as; the victims, front line workers, patients and families, whose experiences have, unfortunately, been far more gravely than mine.

However, in a more relative sense – coming to the end of my degree, at a time where I probably required the most stability, this has also been a pretty anxious period for students too.

The damned class of 2020! With the uncertainty of how to sit exams, access to books and also a curated sense of working routine – finishing University during this time certainly required a great deal of readjustments.

I must admit I had many existential crises whilst sitting my final exams at a time where so many people had fallen ill, the world had sat still in lockdown and, of course, the engines to a great movement of racial equality had come into action. It seemed like greater things were going on outside of the walls of my bedroom, yet all that mattered in terms of my ‘5-year plan’, were the exams within my University Portal.

I struggled to think my final exams (and what my 4 years at University had been leading up to) really had an impact on the outside world. Would really mean anything at all, when there was so much else to be focusing on. In fact, I still believe the noise from the outside world during this time is more important than any University work on old scholars and theories.

With all of this going on, I found it very hard to sit still and just think. I felt guilty for not reading every book I could on racial injustices. I felt bad living the life I had previous where I could be a carrier for Coronavirus.

It was time for a little bit of cold-water therapy.

For the last 3 years I have found the power of the cold-water to be a great means to deal with my stresses and relative anxieties. Immersing myself in a cold shower, cold lake or even an ice bath greatly helps me in both my physical and mental health.

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What we’d do to go for a giant swim like this one back in January ‼️ Did you know you can get the same good feeling from your shower at home. Simply turn it on and whack it to freezing and see how long you can last. Really try and push yourself to control your breath and you’ll be surprised! We challenge you ⚠️

A post shared by Chilly Dippers (@chilly.dippers) on Apr 5, 2020 at 2:19am PDT

Realising that something as natural as cold water swimming could help combat my stress levels, I decided to share this with my friends and other students to create: Chilly Dippers.

I started Chilly Dippers in my penultimate year at University as a social initiative to challenge young people to get outside, utilise nature and realise the power of cold-water swimming for themselves.

Since its creation, I have been lucky to lead many swims in both Edinburgh’s Portobello Beach, The Serpentine Lido (London) and The Hampstead Ponds (London).

I have been able to share my passion for cold water swimming on my Instagram (@chilly.dippers), where I promote both the mental and physical health benefits to an active audience of young students – who are in dire need of a break from their phones, and a trip into nature!

Physical Benefits:

The icy shock forces your blood cells to surface, helping to warm extremities and adapt us to the cold.

It boosts your immune system by increasing your white blood cell count as your body is forced to react to changing conditions.

Mental:

Cold water swimming has been praised for relieving relative stresses and anxieties through the icy shock providing a release of Endorphins (the happiness hormone) and an increase in Adrenaline.

It’s a place where your body hits the ‘Fight or Flight’ mode, putting in perspective all other problems to help you focus on the NOW. Chilly Dipping has undoubtedly served as a refuge for me in such a period of uncertainty and I am positive it will continue to do the same for me as I approach this next chapter.

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Gratitude List

LOFT — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:04:01 +0000

Practising gratitude is an easy way to forgot the past, leave the future, and get present in this moment. Take a couple minutes to set up your day up for gratitude. Your answers are private but we’ll send you a copy so you can remember all the amazing things in your life.

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TRC Riyadh

LOFT — Tue, 19 May 2020 13:10:02 +0000

Opening Late 2020.

Today, TRC Group is pleased to announce plans to open a third location in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After years of treating individuals and families from the GCC, TRC has been offered a unique opportunity to open within the region. In a joint venture with the El-seif family, TRC Riyadh will offer the full integrated support available in the London and Edinburgh clinics.

Robert Batt, CEO TRC Group: “We’ve worked with many Saudi families over the years, and I understand that high quality psychotherapy for young people and their families is something that was missing from Saudi. I am delighted to have teamed up with a partner that has given us the chance to fulfill a joint dream; to provide the highest possible support and treatment to those young people and their families in Saudi.”

In extending the existing psychological and wellness support offered in London, TRC hopes to enrich lives in the region. Services include; Integrated Day Programmes, One-to-One Psychotherapy, CBT, Family Therapy, EMDR and Trauma Therapy, Eating Disorder Support, Nutrition and Psychiatry. With plans to open our physical Riyadh clinic in late 2020, the team is currently offering comprehensive support over video conferencing, with enquiries managed through the London office.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 0080

Email: enquiries@trcgroup.org.uk

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Community Gallery

LOFT — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:26:26 +0000

A selection of photos from the week thanks to the TRC community. Please do send any pictures you would like posted to blog@trcgroup.org.uk

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Community Gallery

LOFT — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:18:23 +0000

A selection of photos from the week thanks to the TRC community. Please do send any pictures you would like posted to blog@trcgroup.org.uk

Doorstep surprises from neighbours
Easter gifts

Daily skipping in the park Download

Evening run

Bike rides

Hyde Park swan

Home baked goods

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Welcome

LOFT — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:51:54 +0000

Hello and Welcome to the TRC Blog.

We have set up this forum to inform and educate, and to extend the safe and loving TRC Community into an online space.

We really hope that you will enjoy reading material from not only our therapists, but also from those of our clients who have asked to contribute.

This material will be accessible here and on our Instagram page. With all our love.

TRC. X

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