Buffering your mental health for the holidays
Maybe because I’ve been away and have arrived back at the start of December it’s more obvious to me this year, but honestly it feels like the second we turn the kitchen calendar over to whatever image adorns the last month of the year
Befriending your body
Lots of people come to session explaining that the reason they have taken the leap to start therapy is because they came across the book, ‘The Body Keeps the Score’ by Bessel van der Kolk.
So, why are you doing a PhD?
The purpose of the blog for this website is multi-faceted. It serves as a place where we can share information and resources that are helpful for people considering starting therapy, a place we can provide expansive explanations for some of the terms we often refer to in therapy
Time to talk about it?
You might have missed it, but one of the things that is on the front page of the website is: “Coming to counselling is a big deal. Welcome.”
Taking a moment
I often start these blogs explaining that I’d been inspired by something that had come up in sessions the preceding week because I’m endlessly curious about the topics and themes that clients raise, but this week I want to write about something that I’ve become increasingly aware of that I’m really rubbish at!
Attachment theory and relationships
I’m surprised that I’ve never tackled this one in a blog because I talk about it ALL THE TIME in session!
(Good) mental health is a universal human right
In case you don’t know too much about me at my heart I’m a research nerd who has a fairly insatiable curiosity for all sorts of things.
Hyper-independence seen through a trauma lens
In Australia, like many other westernised cultures, there is a strong focus on raising children to be independent and self-sufficient.
My favourite resources: July – September 2023
It’s most definitely spring here in Melbourne and the season-change is a great external reminder to take a moment to reflect on the previous three months (hurray, we made it through winter!) and wrap up some of the resources that I’ve been utilising and consuming.
Doing the work, or being healed?
I’m revisiting the idea of what it is to experience therapy, how we might frame it, and how we might create reasonable expectations of the process / experience.