OUR TRAUMA RESPONSES CAN BE ATTACHED TO INDIVIDUAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN OUR LIVES, OR BE A COMPLEX WEB OF RESPONSES & REACTIONS AFTER ONGOING DISTRESS, NEGLECT OR ABUSE. In this blog, I explain the difference between what is considered PTSD and CPTSD. I explore how they develop, when they don’t and how to begin the healing process for recovery.

THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE WHEN WE ALL FEEL STUCK, FACE TRAUMA OR STRUGGLE AS WE REALISE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN BEHAVING. BUT DO WE ALWAYS NEED THERAPY TO HEAL? In this blog, I explore times when I have found therapy to be helpful, why we might choose therapy services and which types of therapy can aid recovery.

THE ART OF HEALING AND RECOVERY IS FOUND IN THE NAVIGATION & CULTIVATION OF BALANCE. BALANCE CAN BE FOUND IN MANY WAYS, BUT IT IS WHEN WE (OUR BODY, MIND, LIFESTYLE) BECOME IMBALANCED IN SOME WAY THAT WE BEGIN TO STRUGGLE OR SUFFER. In this blog, I will explain the insights I have found when seeking balance for healing and recovery concerning rest, the importance and benefits of movement and the power of release when surrendering to this process.

WHEN WE HAVE GROWN UP IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE NEGLECT WAS PRESENT, WE CAN DEVELOP A DEEP WOUND OF LACK WHERE ADDICTION, BINGE EATING, OR OVER-INDULGENCE CAN BE A MAJOR PART OF HOW WE LEARN TO SELF-SOOTHE. In this blog, I'm going to explain why trying to follow a restriction-based diet or a strict recovery regimen isn't helpful for people with neglect wounds and how to heal for long-term success.

ADDICTION IS OFTEN SEEN AS A FAILURE, A CHOICE TO FEED BAD HABITS OR WEAK WILLPOWER. BEYOND THIS, ADDICTION IS A NATURAL RESPONSE & A SIGN OF DEEPER ISSUES THAT NEED OUR ATTENTION. CHANGING HOW WE SEE ADDICTION CAN UNLOCK NEW PATHS TO HEALING & RECOVERY. In this blog, I consider addiction from a new perspective. Instead of treating it as a flaw, we can understand it as a symptom of a larger problem and a part of human nature that helps us approach recovery with more compassion and clarity.

TIME ALONE CAN SEEM SCARY OR LONELY AT FIRST, BUT IT’S ONE OF THE BEST GIFTS YOU CAN GIVE YOURSELF WHEN HEALING. SOCIETY OFTEN PAINTS LONELINESS AS SOMETHING NEGATIVE, SOMETHING TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS. BUT IN TRUTH, SOLITUDE HOLDS THE SECRET TO RECOVERY, DISCOVERING WHO YOU ARE, AND LOVING YOURSELF DEEPLY. In this blog, I explore how I learned to embrace loneliness for personal growth and self-love, changing how I related to my feelings of loneliness to open doors to healing, to build a more fulfilled, peaceful life.