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Articles on psychotherapy, emotional wellbeing and personal change

Reflections on anxiety, relationships, grief, life transitions, body, identity and the work of therapy.

Our Relationship With the Body as We Age

December 20, 2024

Our relationship with the body is one of the longest relationships we will ever have. It begins before we have words, and it continues to change throughout our lives.

And yet, many of us do not really know our bodies. We know how to judge them, compare them, dress them, feed them, push them, control them, punish them, improve them, hide them. But do we know them? Do we listen to them? Do we recognise their language?

Why Do I Binge Eat? Dieting and the Binge Cycle

July 31, 2024

In this blog post, I will explore one common factor that can contribute to binge eating – restriction – and offer some starting points for understanding and changing the binge eating cycle.

How problematic gambling affects life and relationships?

May 23, 2024

Gambling addiction can have a devastating effect on the individual and their families. The inability to stop can lead to financial and employment problems, family breakdowns, mental health problems and even criminal acts.

How to tackle Procrastination

March 22, 2024

The P word. I am going to post a series of information on procrastination, as this one of the biggest challenges people search coaching for.

Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now!

Why we choose comfort over what we really want

March 20, 2024

Why we choose comfort over what we really want is not simply a question of willpower. Most of us have moments when we act against our longer-term wishes. We want to rest, but keep scrolling. We want to feel healthier, but reach for food when we are not hungry. We want emotional closeness, but withdraw. We want to be visible, but hide. We want change, but stay with what is familiar.

How we can reduce stigma around addictive behaviours

May 19, 2023

Have you heard about the study showing that people feel more negatively towards those with drug addiction than those with mental illness? I this post I would like to explore how we, as a society, can reduce the stigma around addictive behaviours.

Why knowing your values is important in changing habits?

May 10, 2023

Core values: are these some trendy words in the world of self-development, or are they important things that define us?

Living in accordance with our true values is vital for a happy life. But often those values are buried deep within us and we are instead driven by societal norms and external values.