Month: March 2021

My favourite resources: Jan – Mar 2021

My favourite resources: Jan – Mar 2021

I really want this blog to be a useful space where people can find all sorts of therapeutically relevant information, mixed up with a good dollop of personal reflections and ramblings with a sprinkling of humour for good measure.  I also want it to be a place where you can find links to all the resources that I share with clients, things that I think have strong therapeutic merit or that are innovative and really want people to see.

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A different take on living with fear

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Understanding birth trauma

Understanding birth trauma

Trauma is a word that we hear a lot today in various contexts, though clinically it has a fairly complex understanding.  Birth trauma is essentially postnatal/postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), however it is often used as a broad umbrella term for women who have symptoms of PTSD but may not have received a clinical diagnosis.  It can include both psychological and physical trauma.

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That Winnie-the-Pooh vibe – when you’re stuck in a hole

That Winnie-the-Pooh vibe – when you’re stuck in a hole

I used to LOVE reading Winnie-the-Pooh books when I was young.  My favourite story is when Winnie-the-Pooh ate too much honey (his favourite, and only food source, as far as I can remember) when he was off visiting his mate, Rabbit.  When it was time to leave, he managed to get himself thoroughly and properly wedged in Rabbit’s door (rabbit warren hole).  No, this week I’m not writing about gluttony, or disordered eating, rather that unpleasant feeling of being STUCK.

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Choosing a good therapist is a bit like choosing a good hairdresser

Choosing a good therapist is a bit like choosing a good hairdresser

This week’s blog isn’t about making the decision about starting counselling, I’m going to save that one for another week.  I’m starting one step further on, to try to help you figure out how to make the difficult choice of which therapist to do your self-work with.  I often explain this to new clients as being a really tricky thing, a bit like choosing a hairdresser that you trust to give you a great ‘do’.  Bear with me, another true story: I’ve only really had TWO hairdressers since I turned 10 year’s old!  Curly hair comes with significant hairdressing risks – one inch shorter with wet hair can be a DISASTER when those curls dry out.  I choose my hairdressers very carefully; when I moved to Melbourne, I did so much research before I eventually got my first hair cut – WOMO, Facebook – you name it, I researched it.

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