It's a question I've found myself reflecting on recently. The pressure to keep going, to get things right, to be productive, to meet expectations and not let people down can quietly become part of everyday life. Many of us move through the world carrying an internal voice that is far less forgiving than we would ever be with someone we care about. This kind of self-criticism can become normalised. We notice our mistakes before our successes. We focus on what still needs doing

People pleasing can leave us feeling exhausted, frustrated and disconnected from ourselves. This blog explores where these patterns come from and how therapy can help

Supporting couples with communication and intimacy issues. This post shows how couples therapy can help.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word sorry, especially given recent events. It’s such a small word. One we learn early in life. As children, we’re taught to say sorry when we’ve hurt someone. We learn that it helps repair something. The apology is accepted, and something settles. The relationship feels safe again. But as adults, sorry can become much harder to find. Sometimes it’s replaced with defensiveness. Sometimes with silence. Sometimes with words that minimise the h

Sometimes life runs away with us. Wouldn't it be good if we just remembered to pause? Can we nurture ourselves to be in the moment? Does...

People don’t fake depression, they fake being ok… Selfies…here are some of mine, selected carefully (the irony isn’t lost based on my...

Next week will see further developments here in the UK with regards to coronavirus pandemic. Some schools are seeing children from...

Assumptions about another, what do we mean by this? I've been thinking about this a lot during this past week. Particularly in relation...

This isn't a post as such, but a warm welcome and introduction to my future blogs. I'm still trying to work out what to write as in...