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  • National Emetophobia Awareness Day 2021

    National Emetophobia Awareness Day 2021 National Emetophobia Awareness Day 2021. On March 5th 2014, Rob Kelly, the creator of The Thrive Programme for Emetophobia, launched the first National Emetophobia Awareness Day in the UK. The goal was to raise awareness of the phobia and educate and support sufferers to understand and overcome their fear. Over…

  • Our Children’s Programme – Cheryl’s story

    Our Children’s Programme – Cheryl’s story Do you have a child with emetophobia? Do you wonder how you can help them? Are you curious what going through the programme involves? Cheryl, who is based in Florida, has shared her experiences to raise awareness for other parents. Our Children’s Programme – Cheryl’s story… Like a lot…

  • Alice’s story – 13 year old with Emetophobia

    Alice’s story – 13 year old with Emetophobia Alice’s story – 13 year old with Emetophobia. During Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 we will be sharing stories about children who have beaten emetophobia with The Thrive Programme. This is 13-year-old Alice’s story. If your child is suffering from emetophobia, find out what to do here.…

  • Children’s Mental Health Week

    Children’s Mental Health Week Children’s Mental Health Week. This week (1-7 February 2021) is Children’s Mental Health Week so we’ll be sharing stories of young people who have beaten their emetophobia and learned to thrive. Emetophobia often starts in childhood, and can really take over the child’s life: Stopping social life Eating disorders, anorexia, ARFID…

  • Are you Hyper-vigilant?

    Are you Hyper-vigilant? If you’d like to find out are you hyper-vigilant? Then have a look at the warning signs… Do you: Struggle to switch off Have trouble sleeping, waking up at any noise ‘Body-scan’ and feel anxious at the slightest feeling of nausea (often caused by anxiety!)  Constantly scan your surroundings in case you…

  • How to Cope with Uncertainty

    How to Cope with Uncertainty Thriving through uncertainty – how do you cope? 2020 & 2021 – the years that changed our lives more than we could have anticipated. Self-isolation, cancelled holidays, home schooling, job uncertainty, postponed weddings and birthdays.  Is this the first time you’ve had to deal with a crisis or have you…

  • Top Tips for New Year’s Resolutions

    Top Tips for New Year’s Resolutions 2020 was a turbulent and uncertain year, with mental health cases on the rise directly attributed to the social and economic impacts of the pandemic: namely increases in anxiety and depression. We’ve spent this year constantly adapting, in and out of lockdown with ever-shifting restrictions. Many people feel energetic…

  • Emetophobia Christmas Advent Calendar 2020 Day 12

    Emetophobia Christmas Advent Day 12 Season’s greetings ! Emetophobia Christmas Advent Day 12 – However you’re spending this festive period, we want to wish you all the best from everyone here at The Thrive Programme for Emetophobia. Give yourself a huge pat on the back – and a much-deserved rest – for all the hard…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 11 – Are you Aware of your Self-Talk?

    Are you Aware of your Self-Talk? How you talk to yourself as you go through your day is super important. Are you aware of your self-talk? Chances are, if you’re struggling and not thriving your inner voice isn’t so positive. Your inner coach isn’t so great. It isn’t championing you on and presents itself more…

  • Thrive Programme Advent Day 10 – Are you a Thought Detective?

    Are you a Thought Detective? Can you spot and challenge any of the following unhelpful thinking styles? Are you a Thought Detective? Negative – find faults in everything, looks for things that could go wrong, always thinks about the downside to things Worrying – mind always overactive, over analysing everything, thinking about these areas /…