Entering therapy can be daunting and confusing. First myth, there is no lying down on couches as we so often see in films. So, what happens in therapy? Generally, the first session is all about information gathering. Which helps your potential therapist to paint a picture around what’s bringing you to therapy, what you are …
In this final part of exploring “mum guilt” I am going to build on offering ourselves compassion. So often clients say to me “I don’t know how to show myself kindness.” When becoming a mum, it can be very easy to lose sight of who you are and quickly place yourself at the bottom of …
Part 2.. Following on from part 1 feeling mum guilt impacts us in so many ways. Thoughts that often present are “have I missed something?”, “my child is behind other kids, that’s my fault”, or “I should know the answers, mums are supposed to know.” When the world was plunged into uncertainty with COVID 19, …
I use this phrase “mum guilt” often, as being mummy to two little ones I have become increasingly aware of how much pressure I put myself under to “get it right”. I want to add this is a term I might have heard from someone else but can’t recall who, so if you know who …
How do you view yourself? And how do you treat yourself? Can you show yourself love and care? These can be hard questions to answer and cause us to feel uncomfortable when we look inwards. Self concept How you feel about yourself is based over your lifetime around your experiences with others. We have constructed …
The season of spring is upon us in the northern hemisphere. The darkness is starting to strip back with more light filtering through into our days. This is symbolic of times in our life when we feel the darkness creeping in and when we feel the weight of every day demands sitting on our shoulders. …
What is grief? Grief is the jumble of many intense feelings and emotions that can impact day to day life in varying amounts. We can experience grief from many events such as when a relationship ends, when our pet who is part of the family dies or when we discover we cannot conceive a child. …
I have heard this from so many people over the years I have lost count. Including myself! Many years ago, I viewed self-care as being self-indulgent. “How can I possibly put myself first? That feels so wrong.” Sound familiar? You are not alone; in western society we are often conditioned from an early age to …
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