Articles on psychotherapy, emotional wellbeing and personal change

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

Body Love and self-care

Our Relationship With the Body as We Age

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 keep binge eating

Why Do I Binge Eat? Dieting and the Binge Cycle

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 to tackle Procrastination. Part 1

How to tackle Procrastination

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

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 can I increase my Self-worth?

How can I increase my Self-worth?

There are many definitions, theories and also critics of what self-worth is. A lot of discussions are exploring if we really need to focus on it and how do we measure it. For me personally, the real, deep sense of self-worth comes from the unsinkable belief in our worthiness and value.

How we can reduce stigma around addictive behaviours

How we can reduce stigma around addictive behaviours

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.