Mental Health

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To Change A Therapist You Need to Know What Type of Therapy May be Best Next.

Changing therapists is not an easy decision to make because you have formed a bond with them that often brings security and safety. But...

Why Father's Day Can Be Triggering For Men Who have Experienced Pregnancy Loss and Infertility

Just writing the word Pregnancy Loss, Infertility and Father's Day seems unusual. Because men are often the forgotten mourners of...

How To Choose A Therapist.

Deciding to see a therapist is a big step. Where do I begin to search options for therapy? What type of therapy do I need? If I don't...

What You Need to Know as a Mum of a Teenager Journeying with Mental Illness

June in North America is like December in the Southern Hemisphere … end of the school year is already exhausting. Add a pandemic and will...

Why I cried the deepest and longest I have in years last week (this might help you feel less alone)

I decided to vlog this post because it’s lots of words and lots of feelings. And I know so many of you have felt the fatigue of decision...

How are you responding when you hear ‘life is re-opening’ (or in some places ‘re-shutting’)?

We just announced to our church community, in light of the lifting restrictions, a re-connection plan. And we did it with such joy and...

A tool that connects your mind, your emotions and your body. Because integration matters!

Anxiety is literally a word picture of a mind being pulled apart. And there you have a picture of dis-integration and dualistic thinking....

What do you do with the decision-making fatigue you are experiencing.

I am not sure where to start about my last few weeks. But let me begin by saying I have been really stuck in decision-making fatigue...

A Framework For Forgiveness and How This Will Help You Grieve (and PS leaders need this the most!)

Most people know that the majority of the work I do is with leaders. I work with the leaders of our local church, a national women's...

How to forgive intentionally whilst you are still grieving

My previous post from Friday was met with so much openness as friends and leaders began to discuss the type of grief they have been...