**TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide ** As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, I feel this is the perfect time to focus on men’s mental health. Although I…
When small moments feel huge internally Parenting while living with trauma or CPTSD can feel incredibly hard, not because you don’t love your children enough, but because trauma literally changes…
Great Polyvagal Theory visual aid showing what happens in our body when our nervous system goes through different states. Although Polyvagal Theory is greatly influential in Trauma Therapy, and I…
According to the message in this image by Nicole LePera (The Holistic Psychologist), all parents traumatise their children. Although it does have some element of truth in it based on…
As someone who primarily works with clients who have experienced trauma, I also support a large number of clients who identify as, or are exploring whether they might be, neurodivergent.…
So I had a dentist appointment last weekend, and it did make me wonder how numbed and zoned out I always felt throughout the day after every dentist appointment. I…
The other day, I came across a discussion in a professional therapist group that caught my attention. Someone was asking for recommendations for an attachment‑informed EMDR therapist. A therapist in…
My reasons for writing this blog Like me, you have probably also heard about the recent Brooklyn versus Beckham situation. As a therapist who works mainly with clients who have…
This blog is something I have been reflecting on for a long time and, in some ways, have avoided writing. I also discussed this blog with loved ones to gauge…
Growing up in Denmark, a Scandinavian country where hygge and Christmas magic are a very, very huge part of the culture, the festive season was celebrated beautifully everywhere around me,…