So, last month it felt like I left you very abruptly. I want to apologise if this caused you any discomfort or frustration. It was not my intention to end in what felt like the middle of my story, and neither was it my design to leave you on a cliff hanger. What I realised […]
***Trigger warning!!! This post may pose a challenging read for anyone who has experienced abuse, emotional neglect, or more generally experienced a negative relationship with a parent (particularly a mother). I’m not going to beat about the bush here… I’m just going to get it out here right away… This may sound nuts, but these […]
It’s early, early morning on the 19th March. I step out of the patio doors at the back of the house and into a frost encrusted garden. The sun, which is rising to the front of my home, is tinting the world a gentle ochre hue. It makes my garden look like a scene from […]
It is World Sleep Day this Friday, and as sleep is often a highly underestimated factor in maintaining good health, I thought it might be useful to jump on here and have a chat about it. In this fast paced society that we live in, where we are encouraged to be permanently switched on and […]
This week has been self-care week, which depresses me somewhat. The fact that we need an awareness week to encourage people to take good care of themselves, says something significant about the toxic narratives that we are surrounded by in the Western world (in my mind at least). The stories of carrying on regardless, pushing […]
Mindfulness has been a bit of a buzz word in the health and healing sector for many years now. People have attributed all sorts of spectacular effects to having a regular practice. Often when people get introduced to the concept of mindfulness, they are thrust straight into a world of meditation and usually come to […]
It’s time to greet the darkness again. The wheel of the year is turning. A chill has sneaked into our morning air and August sunshine and carefree summer days will soon be a distant memory. We are officially heading into the dark half of the year. This time of year is odd, if you think […]
Let’s talk self-care… Self-care has been a hot topic for me, for quite some time now. It’s prominent for me personally and is deeply embedded in my work. Allowing time and space for self care is probably the biggest obstacle the majority of my clients face in getting to where they want to be. It’s […]
Self-regulation – the latest buzz word… There’s no doubt about it, self-regulation is a big thing in the therapy and self-development industries at the moment. Everywhere you turn someone is suggesting you somatic this or breathe that. I love it! There are so many fabulous free resources out there to support people to change their […]
Easter – it’s another one of those times where we are expected to play happy families, oh and if yours isn’t, don’t make other people feel uncomfortable about the fact that this is not consensus reality. So, what do you do if the reality for you is that being around family is tricky, or you […]