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I love to write about mental health and am interested in a range of issues. The articles in this section reflect that broad interest and currently you will find it mostly covers bereavement, grief and loss.
I will be adding articles around traumatic birth experiences, adverse childhood experiences, life transitions, and relationships. Hit subscribe to have these delivered to your inbox.

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Childhood Rejection: the Impact on Self and Relationships

by | January 25, 2023 | Blog | 0 Comments

Rejection in childhood and the impact on self and relationships can stay with people right into adulthood.  Our parents and key caregivers (significant others) are the most important people in our formative years.  We rely on them for food, clothes, drinks, love,...
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The Healing Power of Being Creative

by | October 14, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Being creative reminds me of the still life and self-portraits that I had to endure at school.  It felt exposing because I could not draw anything life-like and I was probably mocked by my peers.  This idea of a lacking in creativity somehow kinda sticks, and yet I...
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National Be Heard Day

by | March 7, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Today is National Be Heard Day in the US.  It is a time for small businesses to shout out about their services and products.  Rather than shout about my business, I decided to write a blog about being heard in therapy.  In addition, I'll share the benefits of being...
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What I am Learning About How to Manage Time

by | February 15, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

The dichotomy of how I manage time always baffled me.  Finding out I'm neuro-diverse helped me to make sense of my processing style. Knowing that I am easily distracted when tasks are boring or repetitive has encouraged me to research better ways to get those tasks...
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When you find something out about yourself and need to re-evaluate

by | February 5, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

So, I recently learned something about myself.  Everything now makes sense to how I perceive my world, my experiences and why I behave and think this way.  Research around this topic has provided the evidence. Now the work begins as  look at my life experiences...
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My Miscarriage

by | October 21, 2021 | grief, loss | 0 Comments

I hate this term - it feels too clinical, and for me it doesn't reflect that my tiny human died. When it happened it knocked me sideways.  Even now, and it was 17 years ago, I still get a flicker of the feelings I had when I was told the news.  The feelings never...
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What therapy offers

by | October 20, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

I am currently reading What Doesn’t Kill Us: a guide to overcoming adversity and moving forward by Professor Stephen Joseph (2011).  I just love to read work by people who write clearly and can articulate complex ideas in a way that is...
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What people don’t tell you about grief

by | June 11, 2021 | Blog, grief | 2 Comments

Grief is a complex process.  Here are 7 things that will help you understand grief and how it affects you 1. It's not just about sadness It is so much more complex than sadness.  It is psychological, physical, emotional and spiritual.  There is anger, emptiness,...
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Marie Curie, National Day of Reflection

by | March 12, 2021 | grief, reflection | 0 Comments

23 March 2021 marks one year since the first lockdown.  Marie Curie invites everyone in the UK to a National Day of Reflection so that we can pause and reflect on 'our collective loss, support those who've been bereaved, and hope for a brighter future'. This is how to...
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Crying Part 2: Why Can’t I Cry?

by | February 21, 2021 | grief | 0 Comments

Do you wonder why you can’t cry? Are you bereaved, feeling sad and do not understand why you can’t cry? Are you wondering what it might be like if you could cry? Does that sound like you? What is stopping you from crying? If you cannot cry, some of these phrases may...
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The Healing Power of Being Creative

by | Oct 14, 2022 |

Being creative reminds me of the still life and self-portraits that I had to endure at school.  It felt exposing because I could not draw anything life-like and I was probably mocked by my peers.  This idea of a lacking in creativity somehow kinda sticks, and yet I...

National Be Heard Day
National Be Heard Day

by | Mar 7, 2022 |

Today is National Be Heard Day in the US.  It is a time for small businesses to shout out about their services and products.  Rather than shout about my business, I decided to write a blog about being heard in therapy.  In addition, I'll share the benefits of being...

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