Positive Emotions Only?

Positive Emotions Only? The Hidden Cost of Forcing a Smile The pursuit of positivity can foster unrealistic expectations and leave genuine emotions unsupported.    Looking on the bright side sounds harmless. However, attempting to isolate positive emotions while...

Where’s Whelm?

Navigating Emotional Overwhelm and Stress Have you ever noticed how we talk about being overwhelmed or underwhelmed, but we never say we are whelmed? Well, not in my world. I got curious about why and how that relates to therapy.   While The Grammarphobia Blog...

Cheese on Toast

Lost in Your Own Thoughts? Exploring the Wandering Mind Have you ever found yourself completely lost in your own thoughts, travelling through the deepest corners of your mind while doing something entirely ordinary? Our internal worlds are vast, complex, and sometimes...
The Elephant in The Room

The Elephant in The Room

The Elephants in the Room: Whose are they, anyway? We’ve all heard the phrase “the elephant in the room” that big, heavy thing that everyone knows is there, but nobody wants to mention. Usually, we think of it as one single problem. But the more we work on our own...
Fusion

Fusion

We often feel more than one thing at a time. In the messy reality of our lives, we can often find ourselves caught between opposing forces, fighting a battle between panic and peace, or confusion and clarity. When we force difficult feelings away, our struggle...
Like a Duck Without Water

Like a Duck Without Water

Like a Duck Without Water: Finding Your Way Home I recently watched a video clip of rescued ducks that had never seen anything more than drinking water in their lives. They were safe, well-fed, and getting on with things, totally unaware that anything was missing....
Being True to Yourself in a Relationship

Being True to Yourself in a Relationship

Singing From the Same Song Sheet: Navigating Relationship Expectations Are the expectations of your relationship in sync?   Are you on the same page, sharing the same vision of the future?   Maybe you are singing from completely different song sheets, perhaps without...
How To Handle Change

How To Handle Change

Understanding the Stress of Life Transitions Our world can suddenly change in a flash, or change may slowly loom closer and closer. We find ourselves facing, dodging, fearing the uncertainty, and struggling to accept the truth. The truth is, life is changing. Change...