Free: You're not responsible for other people's feelings
Every so often I remove the paywall from a paid article, to give you all a peep behind the curtain, and to share a piece I'm proud of. That's what I'm doing...
Value-based Self Care
It was 2020, I was still figuring out who I was outside my family, and lockdown was in full swing. In therapy I was spending time unpicking my upbringing and...
Ideal vs actual self
Last week I wrote about my playing with manifestation. I made a to-do list based on ‘where I wanted to be in a week’s time’ and then I sat down and figured...
On manifestation
I’m gonna get a little witchy, if you’ll allow me. Manifesting is such an interesting concept to me. It’s similar to affirmations, in that they both can be...
Ending a therapy session
I’m getting more and more practice in being in the therapy role, having now qualified to the point where in practice sessions I can say ‘I’m a trainee...
Just because you triggered a feeling, doesn’t mean you’re resonsible for it
This turned into a piece on boundaries and closure. TW for talk of estrangement from family I saw a tiktok yesterday, which has since been taken down. It was...
The tension of the moment self care advice
I want to talk about something I think we miss when we give out in-the-moment self care advice, and that's why to do the thing. A disclaimer, or a...
Compliment yourself
When was the last time you complimented yourself, without caveat. No buts, or ifs, no deflecting to talk about something or someone else. Just complimented...
cPTSD And Me
This is my first email from Buttondown! This is why it looks different. You can still see my archive and read online here if you prefer. I had to do a...
On giving yourself permission to rest
Note: this is the last substack I’ll publish. Next week’s newsletter will come from buttondown.email. All my subscribers will be magically moved over, paying...
On the validity of feelings
How much time do you spend figuring out if your feelings are valid? I’ve spent a lot of time unpicking my feelings to see if they’re valid, or...
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On engaging with curiosity and kindness
January is a time for change. Let's engage with ourselves with kindness and empathy
January's community challenge: Kind accountability
It's January, a time for change for many of us. Let's start it with kindness and curiosity.
Let's do some reflecting and a small announcement
The announcement is I'm taking time off for Christmas, no big.
Affirmations
Future compliments, prompts to buiild affirmations, and workshops!
It's my birthday
So here's a post of some things I've been enjoying recently
I've bought a cane
AKA mobility aids, disability, and my relationship with my body
SCB Holiday questions post 2: How do I deal with being alone?
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Putting the theory in my practice
I'm in my next stage of therapy training and things are starting to come together
