Finding your voice: Speaking out for your silenced inner child

(5 minutes reading time) This article was inspired by Ricky Gervais.He said: “I will never stop making my voice heard, because they can’t.” Gervais was talking about animals.And it struck me—This is true of our children too. So many of them couldn’t speak, weren’t...

People-pleasing: The real truth of who you really are

(5 minutes read time) Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. (1938–2012), best known for her powerful book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, spoke to something many of us sense deep down but struggle to live out. For those trapped in the fawn response—those who’ve learned to survive by...

Why CBT Isn’t Working: Trauma Beyond the Mind

(5 minutes read time) “I nearly jumped out of my skin.” When analysed, this idiom or saying, is what I describe as taking yourself out of your body because it seems like an unsafe place to be. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is widely regarded as a...

Fear of equality: Race and hate crimes and misogyny.

(4 minutes read time) “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ― Margaret Atwood Religious expression, particularly when it comes to women choosing to cover up, such as wearing the hijab or other modest clothing,...

Is the whole world a lie?

(5 minutes read time) “You’re lucky women want equality and not revenge,” is often attributed to Kimberly Jones, a writer and activist. It was part of a response to the tragic murder of twins Samyia and Samayah Jones. The quote was...