What’s Your Love Language?
Okay, so I’ve missed Valentines Day. It will come again. But in the meantime, do you know what your love language is?
Do You Struggle With Your Feelings?
Can I ask something super random? How are you feeling today?
Complex PTSD: How Early Relational Trauma Impacts Relationships
I have been working as a therapist for over ten years, and in that time, I have noticed one thing repeatedly. Adult intimate partner relationships are complicated, and sometimes they feel downright impossible.
What To Expect When You Have Couple Counselling
Couples counselling isn’t complicated.
It’s a specific form of talking therapy where two people sit down with a counsellor to talk about their relationship.
3 Things You Need to Know About Letting Go
Nature has so much to tell us about letting go.
I’m looking out of my window here in London, England and I can see some evergreens, but some of the most striking trees are bare. They let go of their leaves some time ago, stripped bare by the autumn wind, naked and vulnerable.
Here’s How To Improve Your Self-Care Practice Today
How do you nourish your body and mind and improve your self-care?
Self-care has never been more critical for everyone.
One Thing You Should Know About The Pain Of Grief
Grief is a natural part of life. Most people don’t get through life, avoiding it.
Surprisingly we don’t just grieve when a person had died. We also grieve when a relationship has died, you’ve separated or divorced. But sometimes you are still in the trenches of the relationship processing its demise.
Boundaries In Relationships: How To Know When You Need To Take Control
So what’s your favourite season? I love the autumn, and it’s definitely on its way! Right now, I’m looking outside my window and noticing the leaves blowing around in the light breeze. Some get blown off, and others cling to the branches of the trees. And this got me thinking about boundaries in relationships.
Why Racism Is Like Being In An Abusive Relationship
I am sure that you like me have been impacted, in one way or another, by events in the world right now. For sure, George Floyd’s death has undoubtedly engaged the collective consciousness into action on racism.
What Happens When COVID – 19 Shines A Spotlight On Hidden Trauma
While the world faces a single problem that of Coronavirus – COVID19, what I’ve noticed is that we are all responding to this pandemic in our very different ways.
What A Therapist Wants You To Know About Starting Therapy
April is Stress Awareness Month.
In 2020 because of COVID-19, there’s certainly a different more potent resonance. The entire world, it would seem, is struggling to come to terms with Coronavirus. And the world is talking about mental health and the stress of living with this virus.
These are stressful times.
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Recognise It! What You Should Know About Narcissistic Abuse [Infographic]
How do you know if your relationship is abusive? Are you simply two people who get triggered and can’t figure it out sometimes? That wouldn’t be uncommon. Maybe you feel guilty because you’ve not shown up as you best self. And we all do things at times we regret.