Are you still trying to figure out the relationship with your mother?
How our relationship with our mothers shapes us as adults The first chapter of your life story probably influences the way you love, fight, and trust in relationships today. This blog post will look specifically at your relationship with your mother and how it can impact you today. If you find yourself with a voice […]
What does healing from childhood trauma actually look like?
Healing from childhood trauma – What happens when you start listening to your inner child? Healing from childhood trauma can be messy – it can take time, but it’s possible to live a life with meaning, purpose and enjoyment. If you’re googling childhood trauma late at night, this post should help you explore the process […]
Struggling to trust your therapist? What can you do?
So you’re struggling to trust your therapist? I wonder if it can sometimes feel difficult to discuss. How do you tell someone ‘safe’ that you don’t feel safe?! Because of that, I wanted to write about it here. It’s definitely something that lots of clients feel, and only some will bring it up. If you’ve […]
Millennial burnout causes – why it often has roots in childhood
Are you over 30, and finding yourself in burnout cycles that seem to keep coming, no matter how hard you work at the ‘work-life balance’? Millennial burnout is becoming more and more common, so let’s look at what might be causing it in your life, and what you can do about it. I want you […]
Why do I feel numb? A therapist explains…
“Why do I feel numb?” – If you’ve been trying to figure out where the hell your feelings went and why you can’t feel them – read on! If you have been wondering why you don’t feel anything beyond ‘good’ or ‘not so good’, this blog post will help you to uncover where the spectrum […]
What is childhood emotional neglect? Signs you might have experienced it.
What is childhood emotional neglect? What is this term, and what would it look like as an adult to start realising that you might have experienced it in your early life? When the term “neglect” is used, it can feel a little scary, overwhelming, or harsh, but when I use it, I mean that a […]
Why Setting Boundaries Feels So Hard
If you’re wondering why setting boundaries is so hard, I’ve written this blog post to help explore some of the reasons together. Setting boundaries, being able to say no or speak up for yourself, is a topic that comes up a lot when clients are looking to work on themselves. And there are loads of […]
Therapy isn’t about fixing you – Here’s what actually happens in therapy
Therapy isn’t about fixing you. Because you aren’t broken. You’re not a TV. Or a washing machine. But maybe you don’t feel quite right, or how you’d like to. Along with this, you’d like some support getting to a place where you feel more like yourself, or you’d like to feel happier. Because you’re a […]
What are ACEs, and why would they come up in therapy?
Would you know that ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences? How would you know what ACEs are? I was talking to someone recently about how I work and what I work with, and I used the term ACEs. It dawned on me that I didn’t know this term until after I trained as a therapist, even […]
Love thy self this valentines…
Love thyself. What a sentence. But with Valentine’s Day tomorrow, there’s a lot out at the moment focused on love. Romantic love. Family love. Finding your ‘one true love’. That can often feel impossible. Loving yourself can also feel really hard sometimes. So how do you love yourself, even when you’re finding it hard? Many […]