Thoughts from a therapist...on life, connection and exploration...
Blog Posts
One thing I love about therapy, is the way it shows me, time and again, that the human experience can be both profoundly universal, and also utterly diverse, unique and nuanced. In these articles, I name and explore aspects of my work and life, as a somatically-informed integrative therapist, during these interesting, challenging, yet often healing, times of change.
Exploring Protective Parts of Self
Over the last few days, I have been reminded of the ways that certain words, situations and scenarios can loop us back in time, so that old self-protective parts of ourselves can rear up, to guard us against perceived threat. As Internal Family Systems theory states, these parts of us are not bad, they are…
Making Mistakes
Over the last few days, I've been reminded once again that, as a human, there will be moments when I feel overwhelmed, make mistakes, and have to apologise or create repair. I have noticed that there can be a moment, within this experience, when I become self-critical, or even lean into catastrophizing. Putting myself down,…