Counselling for folks who are deeply tired of pretending 'it's all good'
When you are rebuilding your life, sometimes help comes from the most surprising of places. Una paloma blanca I’m just a bird in the sky Una paloma blanca Over the mountain I fly No one can take my freedom away Chandni* was at a crucial time in our work together. She’d been rebuilding herself and… Continue Reading
“Well, it looks like you have a hormonal imbalance” The family doctor was sitting across from my mother and me. I was aged 18 with a very sudden face full of acne, some weird facial hair, and a 15kg weight gain. We were going through the results of a series of tests about what the… Continue Reading
The Not Good Enough Feeling keeps women staying in shit jobs, toxic relationships, prevents us moving on from a messy separation, and makes us second-guess ourselves constantly. How frustrating and painful are the Not-Good-Enoughs? Here’s a major tip for paying attention to the feeling so as not to get pulled down into the ‘I suck’… Continue Reading
Internet counselling isn’t really ‘new’ anymore. There have been professional internet counselling services for many many years. Some therapists like Kate Anthony began as far back as 2001 in the UK. But you could be forgiven for thinking online counsellors are wildly unqualified pirates, stealing everyone’s money and providing sub-par and unsafe services. To be… Continue Reading
Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette is a game-changer. But I was almost a full half hour in and not quite sure why so many clients, friends and colleagues had gotten in touch: “You need to see Hannah Gadsby’s stand-up comedy special Nanette on Netflix. It’s [insert chosen magnificent superlative]”. I mean, it was good. It wasn’t hilarious…. Continue Reading
Have you got a case of a lost identity? Bianca* contacted me because she didn’t know who she was anymore: ‘I’ve lost my identity. My sense of self. I feel completely confused and exhausted. I try to take up hobbies but I just can’t find my ‘thing’. My life has become so wrapped up in… Continue Reading
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