Essays and practical notes from my practice, on trauma and the nervous system, late-discovered neurodivergence, and making sense of what your body has been trying to tell you. Written for the people I work with, and anyone who finds them useful.
You can explain your patterns better than most people ever will. You have read the books, listened to the podcasts, sat with the frameworks until they fit, and traced the whole thing back to where it started. You can say, clearly and without flinching, exactly
A key starting point of trauma therapy is developing an understanding of how trauma can impact the nervous system. Traumatic experiences can interfere with our ability to regulate emotional intensity and result in a chronic pattern of alternating hyper-arousal (fight/fight, anxiety & panic) and hypo-arousal
The safe place practice is a helpful strategy that can be used in trauma therapy to support you to develop a sense of safety in your nervous system. Psychological trauma can leave us with a pervasive sense of danger, regardless of whether our current environment
There is now a large body of research that indicates that the relationship between you and your therapist is a significant contributor to change in counselling and psychotherapy. With this in mind, it is crucial that you feel comfortable giving feedback about what is and
For people with a history of disordered eating, low self-worth, trauma or adversity, exercise can be a source of anxiety, stress and shame. It is well established that exercise is good for us, and these messages are often promoted by health professionals, weight loss advertising
Often we might notice that we are struggling with similar dynamics in relationships or patterns in our lives over time. It can be hard to make sense of why we are struggling with the same issues over and over. Many psychotherapeutic approaches use the idea
