Mother wound the wound that cuts right to the core of you. It is the feeling left in the body, mind and soul when your mother does not adequately and consistently nurture and soothe you when growing up. Your mother's wound could have been caused by your mother not being [...]
What does it feel like being in your relationship right now? Do you feel alone and disconnected, perhaps stuck as you are forced to spend more time together under the same roof. Perhaps previously you and your partner gradually developed quite separate lies and the lockdown and social distancing rules [...]
If you have experienced childhood trauma or childhood emotional neglect (CEN), have you noticed behaviour patterns that may be unhelpful for you? Perhaps you often end up agreeing to things when it does not suit you. Maybe you struggle to get your voice heard when you have something important to [...]
As we are almost a week into the lockdown in the UK due to the global pandemic, there is a lot of anxiety and worry in the air. You may be wondering whether you will get the virus or your loved ones, or you might have already had it, worried [...]
Mother wound, the deep emotional pain that can impact you in so many ways. Perhaps you have learnt to live with it and developed coping strategies, some of which may be helpful whilst others are unhelpful even harmful in the long run such as avoiding situations which feel emotionally challenging, [...]
Relationships with men have always been difficult for Jane*. She has often ended up having relationships with emotionally unavailable men. They may initially show interest yet as she starts to attach and show interest in them, they disappear or withdraw from contact by coming up with various excuses. She has [...]
When you are approaching a new task at home and even after a few trials, it is not working out for you, how do you feel about the prospect of having to ask for help from your partner? Or how do you feel when you do not know something and [...]
William* is a man who on the outside looks like he has everything going on for him. He has a good job, a partner and children. William has always felt like there is something missing in his life but he cannot pinpoint what that might be as there is no [...]
What is your gut reaction when you hear your child cry and you cannot see them? Perhaps you panic thinking that they are in danger and something is seriously wrong with them? You get annoyed thinking “not again, I just want a bit of peace and quiet!”? You experience concern [...]
For this month’s post, I wanted to bring together the five most read posts on my website in the past year in case someone hasn’t seen them yet. I started blogging about three years ago. My aim was to be able to give through my writing hope for healing and [...]
