International Women’s Day and the hesitation to speak

Mar 8, 2026 | Read & Listen

BOOK YOUR SESSION I sat down today to write something for International Women’s Day. And the first thing I noticed was hesitation. A strange internal negotiation began almost immediately. How strong should this be? Should I soften it? Should I be careful not to upset...

Imbalance of Responsibility: Are you angry all the time?

Mar 3, 2026 | Read and Listen

BOOK YOUR SESSION There isn’t always shouting. There isn’t always cruelty. There isn’t always obvious abuse. Sometimes it’s quieter than that. Sometimes it’s the slow build of responsibility sitting heavier and heavier on one pair of shoulders — until love begins to...

Holding on to love: Do you sabotage yourself from moving on?

Jun 27, 2025 | Articles

(5 minutes reading time) When Letting Go Feels Like a Loss: The Hidden Self-Sabotage of Staying Connected Many of us stay loyal to people or systems that once offered us a lifeline — even when those connections now cost us our peace, our truth, and our wellbeing. If...

It’s not funny: ADHD, overwhelm and the split personality

May 31, 2025 | Articles

In trauma-informed counseling, it is common to explore how individuals unconsciously split aspects of the self into different “parts” in order to survive overwhelming experiences. This is particularly true in clients with histories of domestic abuse (DA) or Childhood...

When the Mind Fragments to Survive: DID and Trauma

May 10, 2025 | Articles

(5 minutes read time) (Trigger warning: Alchohol abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse and sexual violence and suicide combined DUI). As a counsellor and hypnotherapist, I’ve worked for years with clients navigating trauma, dissociation, and inner fragmentation. I...