A theme which often comes up in therapy, especially for people with dissociative patterns, is that they have a sense that they don’t know who they are.
In Gabor Maté’s work, he often discusses what I consider to be at the root of this. Two fundamental needs every infant...
So, you know that you go into freeze, shutdown, disconnection, dissociation, collapse or seizure as a result of Trauma. But how can you un-learn that powerful survival response which, let's face it, helped you survive?
I will be sharing 5 methods to prevent the freeze r...
Over the last couple of weeks I have spent the evenings studying with the Social Care Institute for Excellence. In order to support my clients I wanted to gain a greater understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in order to advocate with and for them.
During this current pandemic, we might find old, dormant survival patterns resurfacing.
Things are changing frequently in many ways - there are so many Government rules to keep on top of. This takes brain power. Your brain is also adjusting to your internal 'rules' - so...
Take a deep breath, put your feet up and relax... as you discover how breathing can have such a big impact on mental health and how mental health, in turn shapes our breath.
We breathe how we feel
Our emotions directly affect the breath - think of the last time you felt...
