I spend several days at a time without enough sleep. At first, normal activities become annoying… A few days later, things become strange. Loud noises become louder and more startling, familiar sounds become unfamiliar, and life reinvents itself as a surrealist dream. – Henry Rollins Dear Sleep Hygiene Expert, Please excuse my tone of voice, but… Continue Reading
How Our Favourite Fairy Tales Expose The Secret Tactics Of Abusive Behaviour
Fairy Tales And Abusive Behaviour *Guest post* Tangled happens to be both my favourite Disney princess movie, and my favourite interpretation of the fairy tale of Rapunzel. In this story, Mother Gothel raises Rapunzel in a tower, elevated and far away from the rest of the world. Mother Gothel tells Rapunzel that she is keeping her… Continue Reading
How Joe learned to Control Anger Explosions (and you can too)
Joe* arrived at children’s counselling because of a violent incident with his 9 year old brother and ongoing difficulty trying to ‘control anger’. He was 12, and on the brink of high school. I met with his parents first, who told me with great fear in their eyes that Joe had ‘exploded’ and ‘lost his… Continue Reading
VIDEO: Online Counselling can be better than In-Person Counselling
Wanna know the most significant way that online counselling is better than in-person counselling? Check out my ramblings in this video on the one way online counselling can be super self-caring and beneficial for you: Did you like this video and would like to keep up to date with all things online therapy? Then jump… Continue Reading
6 Honest Articles About Being Single You Need To Read
Being Single Why can’t we just feel what we feel? If you say ‘I’m sick of being single’ you’ll get a barrage of well-meaning advice about ‘getting out there’. Or even worse, the ‘I Pity You’ look from a smug partnered, even though they’ve just spent your entire visit wiping snot from a screaming toddlers… Continue Reading
The best self-care is not ‘self’ oriented at all
Aren’t you sick of people missing the point? A really good idea: remembering to engage in acts of self-care- caring for yourself- to live a more fulfilled and enriched life gets taken, messed with, twisted and then somehow becomes yet another way to be a failure in society. As in, if you aren’t happy, if… Continue Reading
