Articles
Understanding the patterns that shape emotional wellbeing, self-criticism, PMDD, eating difficulties and behaviour change.
Thoughtful essays exploring the ideas that sit at the heart of Cognitive Compassion Therapy.
These are the four articles I usually recommend reading first.
New here and not sure where to begin.
They introduce some of the key ideas that sit underneath much of what I write and the work I do with clients.
1
When Trying To Stay In Control Starts To Backfire
When the strategies used to feel safer start creating new problems.
2
Why Control Feels Safer Than Flexibility
Why certainty can feel protective, even when it comes at a cost
3
Structure vs Control: A Boundary Many People Miss
The difference between supportive structure and rigid control.
4
Why Knowing What To Do Isn’t Always Enough
Understanding the gap between insight and action
Thinking of Therapy.
You don’t have to have it all figured outMany women who contact me have already spent years reading, researching and trying to understand themselves.
Articles can help us understand patterns.
Therapy provides a space to explore how those patterns operate in your own life and begin building practical, sustainable ways forward.
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Occasional reflections from my corner of the internet.Occasional reflections on psychology, behaviour change, PMDD and emotional wellbeing.
No overwhelm. Just thoughtful writing delivered when there's something worth sharing.
