When children grow up in the context of safe and trusting relationships, and in a safe environment, they naturally develop an inner sense of safety. …
Starting to develop an inner sense of safety
Podcast on trauma, memory and mental health
This is a good podcast covering aspects of the impact of trauma in a persons’s life. It’s worth clarifying that I do not do the …
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Trauma and the brain
This video developed by the NHS Lanarkshire (Scotland) is a good animation that clearly explains the parts of the brain and how they operate during …
Befriending our parts
‘Mindfulness is an act of hospitality, a way of learning to treat ourselves with kindness and care that slowly begins to percolate into the deepest …
Over-reactive? Hypersensitive? Hijacked by emotions?
Do you often find yourself reacting to the smallest thing? Do you feel that you are always on edge or ‘on guard’ as if you …
Free yourself from anxiety and constant doubt
Anxiety and insecurity can greatly impact the quality of someone’s life. I am not talking about being a bit anxious before a job interview or …
Reflections
‘As we become more conscious of our thoughts and emotions and look at them with kindhearted interest and curiosity, we begin to see how we …
Meaningful and long lasting change is possible
‘What is psychotherapy?’ People often ask me when I say what I do. Most people don’t know what it is, others offer the assumption: ‘it’s …