by Alice | May 1, 2026 | Emotional neglect
There often comes a point in therapy where I gently reflect something back to the person I’m working with: that the way they’re treating themselves looks a lot like the way they were treated growing up by emotionally immature or emotionally unavailable...
by Alice | Apr 1, 2026 | Trauma
Why does it sometimes feel like everything is too much? When life gets relentlessly stressful, whether that’s the cumulative weight of a difficult year, a period of upheaval, or just one of those phases where everything seems to land at once, it can become a...
by Alice | Mar 30, 2026 | Trauma
Nobody was cruel. Nobody was abusive. Your parents are still together. You had a roof, food, holidays. From the outside, your childhood looked completely fine. So why do you feel broken when nothing bad happened? Why the relentless inner critic that turns every small...
by Alice | Mar 18, 2022 | Therapy
Going to your first therapy session can feel anything from exciting to terrifying. Sometimes both of those at the same time! You’re already up to your eyes with distressing thoughts and emotions, feeling like you’re not coping. Going to that first therapy session is...
by Alice | Jan 18, 2022 | Failure, Goals, Inner Critic
Failing at things sucks. It can be bad enough failing at something that we didn’t even want to do (like secondary school sports days *shudder*) but failing at something we’ve chosen for ourselves can send us into a downward spiral of self-criticism. The...
by Alice | Dec 29, 2021 | Goal Setting, Intentional Living, New Years Resolutions
Is it just me or is your social media newsfeed filled with the “new year, new me” message? How many New Year’s Resolutions have you set (and how many times have you set that goal before?) I used to love setting New Year’s Resolutions. I love...
