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Were you ever told that you’re too sensitive, too emotional, or too much?
Sensitivity, or being emotional, is not a problem. It’s just another temperament type that, if someone has it, needs to be nurtured and encouraged so their strengths can shine. Unfortunately, though, we live in a culture that rewards emotional suppression and...
6 Ways Trauma Might Be Showing Up in Your Life Without You Realising It
Trauma symptoms and behaviour often look nothing like the original trauma, so it can be very hard to know they are directly connected, even when you know what your trauma was. When you are unsure if you have experienced trauma, but have a whole lot of distressing...
The Beauty of Trauma Therapy
One of the greatest privileges of my work is to watch people come home to themselves. I feel so lucky to have discovered the particular type of trauma therapy approach I use in practice. I want to share with you how I've seen trauma therapy transform some of my...
Why Logic, CBT, and Strategies Don’t Always Work When Trauma Lives in the Body
“I know it’s irrational. So why can’t I stop feeling this way?” I hear so many of my clients say this in exasperation. They’ve tried to change their thoughts and their beliefs, they’ve tried all the strategies, they’ve read lots of books, they’ve tried to stay...
Are you still hurting? Why the traditional approaches to mental health might not be enough
If you’ve spent years trying to understand and heal your pain, and you’re still hurting, you’re not alone. You’ve done what you were told would help: seen the doctors, taken the medication, changed your thinking, learned to cope—maybe even tried therapy. You might...
Why Mental Health Diagnoses Often Fail Trauma Survivors
Why Mental Health Diagnoses Often Fail Trauma Survivors When no one can agree on what’s “wrong” with you Have you got a list of diagnoses—or maybe a changing rotation depending on which professional you see? It’s not uncommon for me to see clients with a long list of...
Stuck in a Toxic Relationship? It Might Be a Trauma Bond
What is a trauma bond? Have you ever stayed in a relationship that you knew was hurting you? Or felt deeply attached to someone that was causing you pain? Or found yourself unable to walk away, even when you’ve tried or known you should? Or maybe you’ve even felt...
When You’re Triggered: How to Ground, Soothe, and Come Back to Yourself
We often use the word triggered to describe moments when we feel suddenly and intensely overwhelmed — anxious, angry, scared, ashamed, or shut down — especially in response to something that doesn’t seem, on the surface, like it should cause such a strong reaction....
Feeling Too Much? It Might Be an Emotional Flashback
The word ‘triggered’ gets thrown around a lot. But what does it actually mean, and what’s really going on? Put simply, being triggered means you're having a strong emotional or physical reaction to something in the present that reminds your body of a past traumatic...
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