Blog posts
Welcome to the blog section of my website, where I’ll be sharing my thoughts, insights, and updates, and from time to time, you’ll also hear from special guest bloggers bringing their unique perspectives.
It’s here, it’s hit me, the end of another academic year. When I worked in schools it was celebration day, I’d made it through the year and had six weeks without searching for lost glue sticks. But now, I see daily the reality of what families and young people go through, as they begin facing […]
Read MoreThe pressure to look a certain way: How it affects mental health In today’s society, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by unrealistic beauty standards, conflicting diet advice, and the pressure to look a certain way. As a CBT therapist, I often see how these external messages impact my clients’ body image, self-esteem, relationships with food […]
Read MoreWhy I count colours and not calories With the media making it it’s mission to dictate the “perfect body” and social platforms encouraging us to feel inadequate about almost every aspect of our normal every day lives, it’s not hard to appreciate the battle we are up against. I find it devastating the way we […]
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I’ll be honest with you, I’m writing this because I can’t sleep. It’s 6am, I’ve been tossing and turning for an hour, and somewhere between thinking about today’s to-do list and the fact that I haven’t written a blog post in far too long, here we are. Funny how that works, isn’t it? Sleep has […]
Read MoreParenting is one of the most rewarding roles in life, but also one of the hardest. From sleepless nights to emotional roller coasters, the journey of being a parent is full of joy, doubt, and an awful lot of second-guessing. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or unsure, you’re really not alone. Every parent faces challenges, and […]
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Learning to believe in myself: A journey to self-worth By Karen Gerrans People look at me and say, wow, she’s got it together, she’s confident, she knows exactly what she’s doing! The truth is, I don’t always have the answers, and I haven’t always known my worth. For a very long time (possibly 30+ years), […]
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