Distinguishing between shame and guilt is critical. Why? Because these two feelings ignite very different reactions within us…

As the famous song says, breaking up is hard to do. Even if your head, family and friends all try to tell you it’s for the

Finding opportunity through adversity

For many of us, the current climate has created a surge of anxiety, uncertainty and doubt. We have been forced to

One of the most common issues I see in clinical practice is individuals struggling with boundaries, whether it be that

The quiet power of journaling

What do Oscar Wilde, Marcus Aurelius, Queen Victoria, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Anne Frank

Five Steps to Success

These days, goal setting is everywhere. Whether it be in our career, our health or our lives in general, striving for that

The Holiday Season - A Survival Guide

I’m that person. The one who has a Christmas playlist on their phone ready to go by mid-November; who has

How to cultivate your own luck

I’ve always held the belief that I’m a lucky person. I had a wonderful start to life, with parents who were invested in my

A common theme I see in my work as a Clinical Psychologist is people struggling with self-knowledge and

The danger of a grudge

Madeline from 'Big Little Lies' put it beautifully … “I love my grudges, I tend to them like little pets”. I think she nailed it.

I distinctly remember my Mum going through a ‘change’ in her forties and never quite understanding what this was

We’ve all experienced failure - the heavy weight of it that hits hard, swiftly followed by an inner monologue in which

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