Reducing Stress and Anxiety

Did you know that a constant sense of urgency and rushing are trauma responses? This could show up as a need to do it all and figure it...

How often have you set a boundary and felt guilty afterwards? Guilt can push you straight into a negative thought spiral and make you...

I wanted to try something a bit different with you this week, and make this blog post more interactive. Instead of providing an...

Let's normalise replacing reactivity with vulnerability. Showing others what is going on internally, when it is done with intention, is a...

I mentioned sleep procrastination in last week's blog post 'a key function of sleep that we don't talk about' if you haven't read it yet,...

One key function of sleep that we don't talk about and may be affecting you is something called 'the executive brain.' Have you heard of...

Feeling overly-responsible can quickly become normalised. For example, it can be encouraged in the workplace to consistently take on more...

Yep, you read that right. Coping skills are often used when you're feeling high anxiety levels as a way to reduce or get rid of the...

Dissociation is the mind's way of dealing with stressful situations. It can last for short periods of time, or for much longer....

So, what do we mean when we say we are triggered? Being triggered means that you're experiencing past pain in the present moment. It can...

Back by popular demand! What is the connection between trauma, over-explaining and oversharing? Both over-explaining and oversharing fall...

The need to over-explain is often formed in childhood in response to a fear of being criticised, rejected or abandoned if others don't...

Unpopular opinion: understanding individualised drains and how to limit or avoid is a milestone for empaths. An even harder milestone is...

Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint why we are in a persistent state of exhaustion. There are various types of fatigue that may lead us...

I hear you. Anxiety is hard. It's uncomfortable. It's debilitating. It's scary. It's exhausting. It would be great if you could wave a...

In my opinion nervous system regulation is still massively overlooked in my line of work, but it is becoming more recognised. Let me give...

Who feels guilty about having low energy? 🙋‍♀️ It is such a problematic thought pattern and it's difficult to overcome. Trust me, I...

Sometimes it can be hard to measure progress when we are healing. So, here are some subtle signs of your recovery process... Taking care...

As we move away from the hype of the festivities, from reels and reels of content everywhere showing human connection and wholesome...

Caring what people think is something that a lot of people have struggled with. Some battle with this occasionally, some battle with this...