Why I have a therapist

Why I have a therapist

I’ve been working with my current therapist for the last eight years. For the first few years I saw her weekly, and now it’s every other week.Yes, like all humans, I’ve had stuff to work through and heal, but for the most part now I see my therapist...
What is it for?

What is it for?

She asked, ‘Why did this happen?!’ ‘What is this for?!!!’. Frustrated with what was happening, not understanding how it could possibly be for anything other than to make her life harder, and desperately wanting to find meaning so her brain...
Changes

Changes

Change requires energy. How we may judge it is irrelevant – all change requires extra energy. Change of routine, change of people, change of home or even intentions, goals and mindset.Becoming cognisant of this, we can be gentle with ourselves as we move through...
Reticular Activating System

Reticular Activating System

What is the Reticular Activating System?A bundle of nerves in your brain which controls the filtration of external stimuli and can influence your feelings and behaviour as a result.Part of it’s role is to let in stuff that supports your beliefs in order to avoid...
High standards

High standards

One of the biggest things I’ve committed to and have been navigating this last year or so is holding myself to a higher standard and to be the best version of myself that I can be. I guess this has been and will be a lifetime commitment for me, but this last...