How to Set Boundaries With Less Guilt - here’s 4 Practical ways to try it
Setting boundaries is a vital part of maintaining your mental health and healthy relationships, but it’s often accompanied by feelings of guilt or fear of disappointing others. If this is you, you’re not alone. So many people struggle to set boundaries, particularly when they’re used to prioritising the needs of others over their own and worse when they have a habit of people pleasing.
The truth is, boundaries are not selfish, they’re really not, they’re a form of self-respect and self-care. I want to share 4 practical ways you can start setting boundaries without feeling guilty…..
5 Ways to Prioritise Yourself During the Busiest Time of the Year
The Christmas season can feel like a whirlwind - your calendar is full of events that you don’t normally have to squeeze into your weekly routine, there’s more expectations, and endless obligations. It’s a time meant for joy and connection, yet often, we’re left feeling depleted. Sound familiar? The truth is, you can’t pour from an empty cup. Prioritising yourself doesn’t mean neglecting others - it’s about making space for peace, balance, and happiness amidst the chaos.
Here are 5 ways to prioritise yourself during this busy time of year…
Healing Your Anxiously Attached Heart While Still Dating
For the purpose of this blog, I wanted to answer to the best of my ability to questions that I find I am asked the most by my clients who have anxious attachment styles. Before we get to those, let’s get into what anxious attachment is, and then we can get to how it affects relationships, and, more importantly, how you can work towards healing while still dating, because although at times it may seem hopeless.. you can date, and you can date well…
10 SIGNS OF A TOXIC FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts, bringing us love, support, and joy. However, not all friendships are healthy. Sometimes, the friendships that we cherish the most can become toxic, draining our energy and impacting our mental well-being. As we journey through life, we change, relationships change, our environments change, wants and needs, so many things about us can evolve. In order to live our best lives in both the physical, spiritual and mental aspects, we need to assess and adjust the parts of our lives that aren’t serving us. So how can you tell when a friendship is no longer serving you? Here are some signs I’ve come across, that I think you might be dealing with a toxic friendship.
The journey of self-forgiveness: finding inner-peace and self-love
Forgiving yourself is one of the most courageous and transformative acts of self-love. Often, we find it easy to extend compassion to others but much harder to do the same for ourselves. From choices we've made in relationships to decisions we wish we had approached differently, it’s easy to get caught in a vicious cycle of regret, guilt, and blame. I know this because I’ve walked this path myself, both as a therapist and as a woman who has made mistakes and felt the weight of my own choices....
The Journey of Forgiveness: A Path to Inner Healing and Personal Growth
Forgiveness is often seen as a singular act, a quick decision to move on from past hurts.
However, from my experience as a therapist and also a woman whose endured a lot of negative and traumatic experiences with others throughout my life (a lot), I’ve learned that forgiveness is more accurately described as a process - an evolving journey that requires time, self-awareness, and compassion ( a lot of compassion). Understanding forgiveness in this way can lead to deeper emotional healing and personal growth and I thought I would share a little about what I think that process looks like…
How to Cultivate Self-Love and Confidence in Your 20s and 30s
In today’s fast-paced world, many women in their 20s and 30s face a unique set of challenges - whether it's navigating their careers, managing relationships, or striving for personal growth. With societal pressures and the constant comparison on social media, it can sometimes feel overwhelming, leading to self-doubt or even burnout. However, cultivating self-love and confidence can be transformative, helping you build a fulfilling and empowered life....
5 Ways You Can Support A Friend Who Is Going Through Hard Times
Practicing these techniques, you can create a nurturing environment where you friend feels understood and supported through these stressful or challenging times.
It’s about being there for each other, because it won’t always be like this, maybe one day you’ll need them... and now you’ve set the tone and giving an example of how to help when or if you or another friend ever needs it.
Why Therapy Might Be The Best Thing You Ever Do…
We may put a lot of time, money and effort into our physical wellbeing or our careers. We invest in the things that give us that immediate sense of satisfaction. That great pump or sweat session in the gym. Hitting a deadline for a incoming pay rise. We make the time and effort when we need to but sometimes we put our mental health to the side in order to just ‘get on’ with the rest. What sometimes we cease to realise is that when we shift more focus on our mental health it improves ALL areas of our lives. Our relationships can improve when we understand them more. Our workouts or sports can improve when we learn our why’s and cultivate discipline and motivation. Our careers can flourish when we set goals and realise theirs more to us than our job title or that we can be happy in our jobs. Going to therapy is a gift that you give yourself. Allow yourself to invest in you for you and let it trickle down into every facet of your life.
There’s a lot to gain from going to therapy. The question is… What do you have to lose?