I’m going to start this post off with a question that gets run past me a lot as a therapist. “Why can’t I change, even though I know I want something different?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself in the past, and the answer has always been that I have needed something extra in order […]
I am on a bit of a writing streak this week, so although this post won’t be published until September, I am writing this at the beginning of August. I currently feel very out of season, so it seems strangely fitting for there to be a dissonance in my time of writing and that of […]
As I sit here writing this instalment of A Mother’s Love, it’s the height of summer in the UK. That means that lots of my clients are heading off for their annual summer break, and my schedule is a little lighter than usual. So, today I have found myself with a day unexpectedly clear of […]
As the sun has reached its pinnacle this year (summer solstice), I can feel a familiar anxiety rising in me, which has become so present over the years, but especially the last few; time is running out. We, humans, are on the clock and encouraged to believe that we need to make every second of […]
April is Stress Awareness Month here in the UK, marked every year since 1992. Despite this, stress seems to have become an increasingly problematic feature of our society. So let’s talk about it. Stress is a physical response from our bodies when our nervous system perceives us to be under threat. Our ancestors relied on […]
Aren’t the stories we tell ourselves, and how they shape our behaviour, interesting? I promised myself that I would come back to writing a regular blog this year, and yet every time I consider getting going, I keep hearing the response “not yet”. Now, with all that is going on in my life outside of […]
It would appear to be December… It’s that time of year again when I start asking myself where on earth the year has gone to. I know I’m far from being alone in this experience, so I thought I’d talk about it here a little, just in case any of you can resonate. I think […]
Hello there. It is fabulous to see that you have chosen to join me here for this next instalment of my blog. If you are new here, I would like to extend a very warm welcome. I hope you enjoy your time here with me. And if this is a return visit for you, I […]
Hello again fellow journeyer. As I start my writing today, I find myself wondering how you are, as you meet me on this page and how my words may land with you today. I am currently sat in my back garden, having constructed a cobbled together laptop shade from my laundry basket, so I can […]
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 […]
