All humans use crutches. I don’t mean the metal stick-y things we use when we break our legs. I mean the things we lean on to help us cope with life and our emotional pain. This...
So many people pretend to be ok when they’re not. For a while I thought it was a uniquely British thing to do. It’s not. In many communities, this is just how it’s done. In this...
Is it just me or is the phrase own your power a bit Star Wars?! When people use it, I picture Leah grabbing her lightsabre. No? Just me?! Either way, I’m sure you’d agree that at...
Not enough-ness feels like we’re lacking something. Not good enough, not successful enough, not smart enough, not beautiful enough, not capable enough, not loveable enough. Behind most of the false, deeply unloving, conclusions that we come...
Over the years a lot of people have asked me to explain trauma and traumatic reactions. Ten years ago, I gave really academic, scientific explanations. No one actually fell asleep, but a few were close. Luckily...
The language we’re using to talk about trauma, therapy and healing, is inaccessible and confusing. Being new to Facebook and Instagram has been a total gift. Listening and watching with fresh eyes, has allowed me a...
There are many reasons being told to stay at home is painful. I could talk about the pressure on our relationships. I could talk about how we’re all being pushed into survival mode. I could talk...
I’ve spent nearly ten years reading, researching and writing about trauma. I’ve also read a freaky amount of self-help books too, because I love personal development, recovery and growth (I would marry personal development, recovery and...
In very real ways we’re all being pushed into survival mode at the moment. When I say survival mode I mean the protective fight, flight, freeze response. Our bodies respond like this when we perceive a...
I believe with all my heart that people can be well, whole and free. I believe in recovery and growth. I believe in self-development. I believe in therapy. I believe in retreats, groups, circles and support....