Curiosity killed the cat
Curiosity killed the cat
** no cats were killed in the writing of this week’s blog **
I grew up regularly being told that I was asking too many questions, that I was ‘nosey’ and that ‘curiosity killed the cat’.
Reflections on ‘small t’ trauma
Reflections on ‘small t’ trauma
The Thursday before Easter I walked into the practice with a spring in my step as I was looking forward to having a couple of days off (the first ones since coming back to work after the summer break) and I was met with an unusual sight.
My favourite resources: January – March 2024
My favourite resources: January – March 2024
I’ve been looking forward to sitting down to write this week’s blog – the first quarterly reflection of 2024 – but what I wasn’t expecting is that I’m writing it from home because we had a pretty crackers last day at Thea Baker Wellbeing before the Easter break.
Being overly-responsible – an impact of childhood emotional neglect
Being overly-responsible – an impact of childhood emotional neglect
Often conversations about psychological trauma focus on things that have happened or been done to us.
Getting friendly with your parts
Getting friendly with your parts
I’m less fired up than I was last week so I’m returning to the theme of parts work using the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Psychological safety
Psychological safety
This week, as I write this blog, I’m full of rage.
For those of you who have heard me talk about the difference between anger and rage, you’ll know that I’m quite pedantic about being able to identify which one is which, so you can reliably trust that I’m not experiencing some mild version of reactive anger or frustration.
Knowing your SELF
Knowing your SELF
I’ve written about concept of ‘parts of self’ and more broadly an appreciation that we have multiple ‘parts’ of us which might help us better understand what might appear to be contradictory feelings, beliefs or reactions to people / events around us.
DOING therapy
DOING therapy
If I didn’t believe that all my clients were capable of change, I really couldn’t do my job!
Getting good at being uncomfortable
Getting good at being uncomfortable
Over the Christmas break, I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out why I was finding it so very hard to get my bottom off the sofa and get back to some form of regular exercise.
ADHD – what you need to know
ADHD – what you need to know
When I was considering my options for re-training and returning to university so that I could work in the mental health field I thought long and hard about which path I wanted to pursue: psychology, social work, counselling/psychotherapy.