WHEN WE BECOME SO ENGROSSED IN OUR HEALING JOURNEY THAT WE CAN NO LONGER SEE THE WOODS FOR THE TREES WE CAN BECOME CONFUSED, FRUSTRATED & DISILLUSIONED WITH OURSELVES INVITING MORE COMPLEX ISSUES INTO OUR LIVES. In this blog post, I will explore what can happen within our mind & body system through our ego (shadow psyche) when we identify with our healing journey. We consider problems or issues that can arise when this happens & how to move on to find wellness and alignment again.

ONE OF THE QUIET WAYS WE BUILD STRESS IS WHEN WE TRUST OTHERS MORE THAN OURSELVES & BECOME ENTANGLED IN SITUATIONS THAT ARE NOT MEANT FOR US. In this blog, I explore the consequences of making decisions out of alignment with our best interests, value system or ignoring our intuition to please others. We consider how to correct ourselves, recover & realign for self-preservation, protection & guidance.

WHEN WE ARE TRAUMATISED, GOING THROUGH A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, FEEL THREATENED OR AT RISK, AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, WE OFTEN HIDE. THIS RESPONSE CAN ALSO PRESENT AS A TRIGGER RESPONSE AFTER AN EVENT. In this blog, I explore the hide trauma response. Considering hiding as a common but underdiscussed response. We look at how people hide, why it happens & what they can do to heal themselves.

TRAUMA RESPONSES CAN BE VARIED & COMPLEX. WE EACH LEARN HOW TO COPE WITH STRESS OR TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN OUR LIVES IN UNIQUE WAYS. MANY CHRONIC ILLNESSES, NEURODIVERGENT TRAITS & MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS ARE SYMPTOMS DUE TO TRAUMA. In this blog, I explain some of the ways the effects of trauma or how we have learned to cope with stress can show up in our lives in common or unexpected ways.

DOES DIAGNOSING MENTAL ILLNESS HELP WITH RECOVERY? IN A DIAGNOSTIC CULTURE, WE HAVE BECOME OBSESSED WITH LABELLING SYMPTOMS RATHER THAN LOOKING DEEPER, BUT MANY PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE MENTALLY ILL ARE LIVING WITH OTHER UNRESOLVED ISSUES. In this blog, I break down & explain the difference I have identified on my healing journey between what were trauma responses, coping habits, emotional expression blocks, tolerating abuse, masking & mental illness.

OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY CAN IMPACT OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, THE PURSUIT OF OUR DREAMS AND DESIRES, BUT IS IT A FOUNDATION OF WORTH, MEASURE OF SUCCESS AND VALUE OR HELPFUL FOR HEALING? In this blog, I explore some of my insights, ideas and experiences with money while in recovery and on a healing journey. Unpacking some of the observations I have made on our behaviour or the effect it can have on our mind, spirit and wellbeing.