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Map Reading Parenthood
So when a mum gets in touch with me it is often because she does not know which way to turn to get help for their son, or daughter. Very often the medical route has been exhausted, with no explained cause for symptoms or behaviour and often offering limited solutions....
Why it might NOT be what it seems for your teen.
Imagine you are that parent, at the end of your tether with your teenage son. After years of prolonged bullying you have a child who, although he has moved schools does not enjoy education or learning, it just feels like he has shut down. And exams are looming, the...
The past doesn’t always stay in the past.
We all have a past - we can't escape it. It is what has shaped who we are, good and bad. Life is not straightforward, it's how we deal with it which counts. Sometimes stuff happens to us which is too big for us to comprehend, sometimes it is just dealt with by the...
Post Puppy Depression
Post Puppy Depression! I’d always seen myself as “cat person”; you know, when people ask ‘are you a dog or a cat person’? That was until we got a dog - then I was smitten. But having a puppy, well, that’s a whole new ball game. I’d found a breeder and as if the...
What is important when choosing a therapist?
I am writing this today both from the perspective of being a therapist, but also a number of years of accessing therapy myself, addressing anxiety, confidence and self esteem issues. I don't boast about my qualifications, I don't even list them on my website....
What do I do to help people?
It’s that infamous question, what do you do? I help people. How? Ummmm well, I use my lifetime of experience working with people to help them understand themselves, why they behave the way they do and how they can make small changes in their lives which make a big...
Why do I do what I do?
Why do I do what I do? In my working life I have had full time jobs, part time jobs and a combination of jobs and my own business. All of these work experiences have taught me something, and got me where I am today. I would not be the person I am, and offer the...
Birth Preparation is like planning your wedding….
I met up with some lovely hypnobirthing teachers a few weeks ago at a training course and one of them mentioned the analogy above. What on earth, I hear you ask, does planning a wedding have to do with birth preparation? Well, when she explained, it all seemed to...
Love your Labour
LOVE YOUR LABOUR Ways to banish your childbirth fears Labour is not something to love, it is a ‘labour of love’ to give birth to your baby. This is normally a pregnant woman’s response to the phrase ‘Love your Labour’, with disbelief, suspicion and ‘what sort of pain...