My brain can’t switch off, so I’ve stopped forcing it to Here’s what I do instead Recently I have been exhausted, worse than I’ve felt in a long time. And I’ve felt like I’ve done everything right to manage it. And none of it has worked. The exhaustion kicked in around the last two to […]
Being able to see the beauty that lives on Over the last year I’ve been grieving for my Dad who I lost when I was three. I’ve processed lots of the sadness through my writing. But over the last few days something beautiful occurred to me. Something obvious. But something I just couldn’t see before. […]
The conclusion of four weeks of hypnotherapy got me wondering ‘Would I?’ to this question Well I made it to the other side of my four week course of hypnotherapy and EMDR. And sitting here now, would I have said Yes to those four weeks, feeling how I feel now? Wouldn’t we all love to […]
As a Mum and the default parent, I’m the one that’s always around. The one that makes my kids food, the one that takes them to school, the one that picks them up from school. I’m the one who constantly sets boundaries. I’m the one that always says no or be careful or only five […]
How many times have you sat down to take a minute for yourself and the doorbell rings, a message pings in, or ‘Mummmmmy’ is called from the next room? In the speed of which life runs today, sitting down to do nothing is pretty fucking hard. The advice to heal is slow down…rest…take a breath. […]
I’ve asked myself countless times why I put so much pressure on myself. Throughout my 20’s and 30’s I haven’t been competing against anyone else but myself. I have held myself to such a high standard. To deliver everything I put my hands on with a pretty bow on top. I expect myself to do […]
How many teddy’s do you have? I’m guessing many will say none. And I’m hoping some will say one (or more.) Well, I have two. My first therapist (from 3 years ago), suggested I buy a teddy to help heal my inner child, ‘little me’, and make her feel safe. This is the bear on […]
I lost my Dad at the tender age of three. Over the last year I’ve grieved for him. I’ve come to realise how traumatic losing a parent, or loved one at a young age can be. You are too little to know what is going on, your world becomes uncertain, and with that comes a […]
Jaw clenched. Shoulders raised. Slumped over. Shallow breathing. That’s how I’ve spent the past several years. More than several to be honest. As I’ve spent my life people pleasing, desperate to be liked, and doing anything to avoid confrontation. I’d smile my way through every day, fooling everyone including myself. My life was like living […]
Today I miss my Dad. Heartbreakingly so. I feel an emptiness, like I have a hole in my heart or tummy. I can’t tell which, maybe it’s both. It’s an all-consuming feeling. And the complicated thing is, my Dad passed away when I was three. I’m 36 now. I’ve only ‘properly’ grieved for him over the […]
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