“It’s all a bit full-on, isn’t it” – this came in today from my supervisor and it hit the nail on the head. Here are 5 strategies that might help you today – right now – or tomorrow – or the next day or next week…. whenever you feel like you can actually face it… …
5 strategies that will help you when everything is “a bit full on” Read More »
I think right now everyone feels at tipping point and I get it. There is so much going on. You don’t need me to list it out. I am not immune to what’s going on right now. Here’s some things that are helping me: Allowing myself to feel all my feelings – feeling into them, …
Today’s been tough. I can feel all sorts of catastrophic thinking today about various things. I understand why I feel that way. I honour all the feelings I have. My head, however, being full of thoughts isn’t helpful for me nor anyone else. It makes me cranky to be around, unable to be present …
I remember my first paying client so well. I’d just finished all my accreditation. It was May 2016. She came to me for anxiety. I was probably fairly naive in thinking I could help anyone with anxiety and brimming with that new practitioner eagerness to get out there and do the work. I’d been …
What I didn’t know about the link between trauma and anxiety Read More »
I am loving hiding right now in my study writing this email and actually wondering why I’m not seeking more sanctuary up here. This actually feels more like a holiday I think than packing to go camping. Honestly, summer 2021 was not as I intended. I was meant to be going to my …
It’s not the situation you’re in – it’s your perception of it Read More »
Have any of you seen Loki? As a mum to three pre-teens, Loki/any Marvel production is a must so it’s been the latest series we’ve watched together. A very quick and over simplified summary – basically events happens which creates new variants of Loki (a marvel character) on different timelines and they then create …
Think you cannot do something because “it’s just not who you are”? Think again. Read More »
Summer 2021 – the summer i got a new hobby – camping! One of the things I recognised with camping was the importance of getting the basics right and investing in the right ‘stuff’. I’ve tried camping before using a ground mat in a small tent and literally getting no sleep, waking up freezing and …
On Friday my husband announced to all the kids – Mum’s right – we should all be journalling (he read a Harvard study). No shit batman. One of my favourite books is Atomic Habits by James Clear (he does a brilliant regular weekly email which you should sign up for to). His approach is …
I got a message this week; “having suffered with anxiety for years on and off and even taken meds, can I ever get rid of it?”. It’s stuck in my head a bit this message. I don’t like the message that you can get rid of anxiety or never having anxiety. Anxiety is present when …
How many times have you heard ‘sleep when the baby does’? And how many times did you ever actually rest or do nothing? I know for me (AND MANY OF MY CLIENTS), until my children were much older, I struggled with this. And here’s why. You are conditioned to believe that rest is: ‘Selfish’ ‘Lazy’ …
One of THE most radical things you can do as a mum Read More »
