I’ll never forget this one client at my old job in Corrections. I was supervising a client on a Court Order once – not my usual guy, just filling in for a colleague – and it was evident to me straight away he was in psychosis. 🫨 I’ve worked with many people who are in psychosis the majority of the time, and when you work with someone consistently you know what their baseline is – as in, you can…
Social media: the land of cat videos, inspirational quotes, and people oversharing their breakfast smoothies. 🐈 It can be fun, inspiring, even educational… and it can also be a giant energy-sucking black hole that leaves you feeling like you need a lie-down and a therapist. The problem isn’t social media itself. It’s how much we let it run our lives as well as using it as a tool to numb-out (and avoid what’s really going on in our…
We spend so much time talking about red flags – the toxic partners, the burnout, the emotional fckery – that it can be easy to miss the good stuff. 🚩 But when you’re actually doing the work on yourself (and not just “reading one self-help book and crossing your fingers hoping for the best”), there are little green shoots that pop up to show you: hey legend, you’re healing. 🌱 Here are some green flags that show you’re not…
I was raised to have a really strong work ethic – my whole family do, and it’s something I’m proud of. 🙌🏻 However, there are times when this work ethic made of reinforced steel can definitely get in the way of me having a decent work-life balance. This is made trickier by the fact that I actually love what I do for “work”! 🥰 I started working when I was 13 and other than a short few weeks when…
Feeling “safe” isn’t just about locking your doors at night or carrying your keys like Wolverine claws in a dark car park (although, let’s be honest, we’ve all done it). 🔑 Safety goes way deeper than that. Feeling safe is about your , your emotional needs and that quiet part of you that just wants to breathe a sigh of relief and finally unclench your jaw. So – what do you need to feel safe? 🧐 For some of…
Recently a coaching client asked me for tips on how she can trust her own judgement and make her own decisions. When needing to make a decision, she finds she’s unable to make one on her own without relying on others to tell her what they think she should do. 🥹 To try and get out of this habit, she’s now leaning on ChatGTP for her decisions instead. The danger in this is that by relying on others to…