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“Allow the raw grief and anger travel every cell of your being. Scream at the dying of the light and the injustice of the hell you were...

I’ve had a number of experiences recently where I have found myself doing things that were way out of my previous comfort zone. I’m...

I’ve had a number of experiences recently where I have found myself doing things that were way out of my previous comfort zone. I’m...

I was asked recently for some tips about coping when your feelings feel too big to manage. Thankfully, there are so many ways to...

Anger is a healthy, positive emotion that is a message to let us know that our boundaries have been transgressed, or that something has...

I’ve been reminded several times in recent weeks of the power of working with the structure of the way we ‘hold’ experiences, rather than...

A reader asked me recently to write about the burden of shame. It is always a pleasure to write on topics that are pertinent and...

Shame is a difficult emotion, it’s not one people tend to enjoy or want to cultivate. As such, it’s an experience people tend to...

Christmas is a much-hyped cultural festival, apparently full of fun and laughter. And yes, it can be. It is also true that for many,...

There are so many times when you hear 'positive thinking' being used as a way to shut out, minimise, deny or avoid uncomfortable truths. ...

Oh dear, it’s well and truly winter. The season of hunkering down and withdrawing within while the winds howl, the temperatures drop,...

Happy Samhain! According to Pagan tradition, today we celebrate the ending of the summer and look forward to the coming winter. ...

Sometimes there are no words. Awful things happen to those we love and we simply do not know what to do or say. This can be a very...

I remember coming across the idea of your heart smiling in Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat, Pray, Love, at the time it really lit me up. ...

"We all need freedom and security, which is why when the world doesn’t feel safe, we often don’t feel as free." Esther Perel At first...

Our relationship with our self is the most important one we work on in psychotherapy, given our self-relations inform all of our...

I've been writing recently about regulating your nervous system to be grounded and calm to give yourself the flexibility to feel and...

When a client tells me or shows me they are overwhelmed, what they are describing is an intense experience. For them, moving past the...

It's sometimes the case that we lose perspective. When times are difficult, or emotions are intense, it is easy to imagine that whatever...

I've had a good old move around at home recently, changing the purpose of several rooms, and moving lots of furniture and it's contents. ...