How to let go of something

How to let go of something

As I wake up for what seems like the millionth day at 1am, 3am, 4:44am and 5:30am, my brain spinning round in my head, I wonder why I can’t seem to let myself rest. I spend the rest of my day half awake, feeling tired and run down. Any of that sound familiar?...
How trust changes everything

How trust changes everything

When you’re a counsellor, coach or therapist it’s always a good idea to have your own counsellor, coach or therapist. It’s what they call ‘best practice’. You keep working on yourself, and it shows you believe in the benefits of what you...
Trust that there are others as weird as you

Trust that there are others as weird as you

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stared at myself in the mirror and wondered if the person staring back at me was really me. I don’t mean because I had some weird face deformity and didn’t recognise my reflection, more that I wasn’t...

Acceptance

Not a long one today, just a little reminder – one which I’ve been saying to myself a lot recently. Whatever changes you want to make, make them one at a time, and have patience with yourself.

Getting back on the horse

Were you ever told that as a child? ‘Oh look, you’ve fallen off your bike / horse (I grew up in the country – shovelling shit at 6:30am on a freezing Saturday morning is NOT privileged) / got your heart-broken – what you need to do is get right...