As the days grow shorter and the mornings darker, many people notice a familiar heaviness creeping in. Getting out of bed feels more difficult, motivation begins to dwindle and even simple tasks can start to feel impossible. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not weak. You’re human. The weight of winter I spoke about this […]
When the world feels heavy: Winter, hopelessness, and finding your way back Read More »
As a CBT therapist, I’ve decided to do something a little terrifying. I’m going to start creating mental health video content on TikTok and YouTube. In just over a month, I’ll be turning 43 (not that I’m counting), and I’ve decided to do something that terrifies me almost as much as not being able to
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A talking therapist with no voice As we approach the end of the week, I’ve found myself reflecting, not as a therapist, but as a human being who’s had, quite honestly, a rough time of it. This week, I’ve been ill. And not the kind of “just a little sniffle and carry on” type. I
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This week, my daughter turned 13. A milestone. A big one. And I wasn’t there in the way I wanted to be. The day before I was delivering training to parents, many of whom were struggling with the very feelings I was sitting with myself: guilt, pressure, and that sense of not being “enough” as
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Cold weather, low mood? How to support your mental health as the seasons change! The days are getting shorter, and the temperatures are starting to drop, and I for one am not happy about this! For many people, children and adults alike, the colder weather can make you notice your mood starting to shift. You
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The end of the summer often comes with mixed feelings, excitement about new beginnings and sometimes reunions, but also butterflies about heading back to school. Whether it’s starting a brand-new school, moving up a year group, or just getting back into the swing of routines, it’s perfectly normal to feel a little nervous and you
Whether it’s school breaks or a long-awaited summer holiday away, the return to regular routines can feel like a crash back to reality and not a very nice one. I had three days off work last week and struggled to get back in to routine yesterday. There has also been an emerging theme in my
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
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The 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
Healing your relationship with food and body image: A CBT Approach Read More »
Why 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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