“Your siblings can affect your physical and mental health more than you might imagine. A recent study published in the Journal of Family Issues analyzed the relationship between family size and siblings’ mental health in the U.S. and China and …
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What I Will Always Tell My Children
When you are a secure ‘home base’ for your kids, they always know they can come to you when things get rough. The more kids that have this kind of support, the better.If this is something you would like your …
Children Need Protection
As a trauma therapist, I can’t overemphasise how important protection is for our children. If you know your threat detector is too sensitive or not sensitive enough, check in with someone you trust. Let me know what you think in …
Mother’s Day Free Gift
A FREE gift for you on Mother’s Day. I wrote this for people who have struggled with their relationship with their mothers over the years. In it, you will find ✨SIX STEPS TO HEALING THE MOTHER WOUND✨. At the moment, …
Mother’s Day
If this resonates with you, you will love my FREE gift to you this Mother’s Day – my ‘Heal the Mother Wound’ e-book.In it, you will find:6 steps you can take to heal the “mother wound”identify the ‘mother wound’identify your …
Tell Your Family History
When things are a family secret, other members of the family often know that something isn’t right. When the secret is revealed, there is often a sense of ‘Ah…now so much in my life makes sense!’ When a member of …
Signs Therapy Could Be Useful
It is time to end the stigma of mental health and get support when you need it. You deserve to be supported wherever you are at. As humans, we are social creatures. We were never meant to have it all …
Caregiving and Complicated Family Dynamics
There are 53 million Americans who are caregivers; 89% care for a relative or partner, with women representing 75% of all caregivers. A common dilemma sounds something like this, ‘my mum was abusive to me. Yes, we had a roof …
Seeing the Safer Parent Clearly
This is not about blaming the safer parent. This is about acknowledging a phase in the healing process where suddenly the rose-coloured glasses come off, and you see the safer parent for the human that they are. We need rose-coloured …
Managing a Parent’s Moods
Children should be free to be just that—children. They shouldn’t carry the weight of their parent’s emotions, learning to set aside their own feelings to maintain peace. This cycle teaches them to constantly read the room, striving to be the …