Articles
Anger, talk to it: I see you, I feel you, I hear you, now you can go.
The real power lies in letting go. When you stop trying to control everything and everyone around you, life opens up in ways you never imagined.Mel Robbins Let them theory Why my approach is different from any you have ever tried: I accept feelings. I see feelings as necessary. Feelings are part...
How do you see yourself in the mirror?
"Baby girl, we don't change. We take the gravel and the shell and we make a pearl. We help other people to change so they can see more kinds of beauty." Pink. For generations, we have been born into a patriarchal system that dictates what a woman should look like. This system, reinforced by media...
Jealousy: Survival of the fittest (A mind trick).
I was inspired to write this article after reading a high-rising post from an influencer which said, “I’m raising my girl to never be jealous of other girls.” This could be a great concern for that child. She has to create an ego with Superpowers to deal with that order. That is a demand from a...
Marriage: Survival of the fittest (your mind tells you).
Someone hurt you, no one believed you, now what?
"Everybody lived that way." " What makes me so special?" 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s 80s, 90s child? This article explores how those days were accepting of what we now know to be unacceptable behaviour and how family members still use inappropriate language which prevents victims of abuse getting the...
A child urgently and desperately needs you now!
"I had a good childhood." "My mother did the best she could." I'm sure she did. And in addition, you can also be validated. This is very common and it is a block to healing. Going into childhood and feelings, I hear you groan. Every single human has a child within. The child within feels sad,...
Anxiety, love and fear of death! – Melanie Klein
In this article I attempt to help you see that your upbringing is highly likely to have informed how you feel about yourself today. It is impossible for it not to have. I am interested (in the work I do), about just how many people struggle with low self esteem and I would say that it is most...
Relationship: Do you love yourself enough?
This short article is a snippet from a case study, which I hope to provide insight into common beliefs. What do you believe about yourself that you are taking into your relationships? For this example, it was a man and a woman. Where do your beliefs come from? Loving yourself first That old...
Addiction: Time, love and death. Ready to rumble?
Are you ready, is it the right time, do you want to learn to love yourself and look death square in the face? The addiction cycle 1. Trigger: This phase represents the events, emotions, or situations that trigger the urge to use substances. Triggers can include stress, trauma, peer pressure or...
Turning Wounds into Wisdom
This article is about "the shadow" which is from Jungian theory. The concept of the ‘shadow’ in psychology involves recognising and integrating the parts of ourselves that we have repressed or denied. These hidden aspects often stem from childhood experiences, cultural and religious conditioning...