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What is cheating?
Understand what cheating is, why it can happen, and it's after effects.
Nov 187 min read


Green and Red Flags in a Therapist
It can be quite an intimidating experience to have therapy for the first time and not really knowing what to expect. I do have a couple of other posts around what to expect and the process but I thought I would also cover some of the common green and red flags in a therapist.
Sep 198 min read


How to Manage Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue can happen for most of us, but those in activism, support work, health work, or pastoral work can be at a heightened risk. Compassion fatigue is where we become physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted from the demands of holding space for others. This post looks are what compassion fatigue is, the signs, and how to manage it.
Aug 246 min read


Can AI really replace therapy?
I have been seeing more and more "Therapy AIs" come out or people using chat AI as "their therapist", so I wanted to explore the reality of using AI as a therapist in this blog. There are absolutely some benefits in AI and how it can be used, but it does also have some pretty serious downfalls and limitations too.
Jul 179 min read


How to Cope with Chronic Illness
Looking at the experience of having chronic illness and then how to cope with chronic illness.
Jan 3016 min read


Chronic Illness in Relationships
How to navigate chronic illness in relationships
Oct 11, 202414 min read


What is email therapy?
You might be asking yourself "what is email therapy?" and "how does it work?". This post will go through all of this from start to finish.
Sep 12, 20246 min read


How to cope with Anxiety
This guide to what anxiety is, how to understand it, cope with it, and manage it.
Feb 28, 20248 min read


What to expect from Therapy
this post will explore what therapy is like in general, what to expect, and how this happens in my sessions.
Oct 10, 202311 min read


What is Pacing? - Boom and Boost cycle
Pacing is a process in understanding what your capacity is and working out a way to slow down so your capacity isn't overloaded.
Aug 20, 20238 min read


How to cope with grief
demystifying grief and what can happen for us in grief. Looking at peoples expectations on themselves and how they 'should' be coping.
Mar 20, 20237 min read


Reflections of 2022
This time of year tends to provoke a spell of reflection in many of us; a way to take stock of what we've done, learned, & to look forward.
Dec 31, 20229 min read


What Fibromyalgia has taught me
What having a chronic illness has taught me about life and myself; looking at the diagnosis procedure and day to day living challenges
Oct 28, 20227 min read


The counselling process and you
This post will name what to expect from counselling and different ways in which to notice how the process is working for you.
Oct 21, 20229 min read


The difference between short-term and long-term self care
Self care is essentially "doing things to care for your own wellbeing and mental health"
Jul 9, 20223 min read


Pet Bereavement
This post talks through my experience with pet bereavement, how it impacted me and how I am coping with it now.
Dec 17, 20214 min read


A Therapist with Chronic Illness
What's it like being a therapist with a chronic illness?
The short honest answer - it can be difficult but so worthwhile.
Nov 12, 20214 min read


Reasons to have counselling
Counselling is a process that anyone can access to look at their ways of coping....and so is open to everyone at any point in their lives.
Oct 17, 20215 min read


How to cope with stress?
We will have all experienced stress at some point in our lives, however it can have really harmful impacts if it's not managed.
Apr 21, 20215 min read


The approaches of therapy
I have created a flowchart allowing you to get an idea of what type of approach might suit you.
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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