The Predatory Life Coach

A cautionary tale forewarning and exposing the predatory byproduct of clickbait from TikTok and Instagram, of unqualified practitioners who are touting the cure and selling courses and memberships that claim to be the pathway to healing.  Let’s set the scene: you recently came across an offer on social media. A woman is speaking directly to … Read more

The Right To Care For Yourself: How to Integrate the Body and Mind

A bed in a garden offering sanctuary for person who wants to heal.

For people with C-PTSD, the right to care for oneself can be a confusing subject. When kindness has been weaponised, it is hard to discern what is kind or indifferent. This study seeks to underline the importance of the integration of the body and mind as the ingredients to enable healing.   In previous posts, I … Read more

Backyard Adventuring: The Therapeutic Benefits of Exploring Your Own Space

backyard adventuring - woman looking at tree with wonder

The idea of adventure often conjures up images of exotic travel, multi-day hikes, or daring expeditions. However, adventure doesn’t always have to involve significant planning or travel. Sometimes, adventure can be found in your backyard. For centuries there are stories of people who felt lost, broken, or traumatised and decided that to find themselves they … Read more

Natural Disasters and the impact on tolerance to stress and trauma.

flooding, emotional resilience, trauma

Natural Disasters impact us emotionally and physically. They show us how we handle stress/trauma as individuals and in our community.

How to manage toxic relationships and past perpetrators at Christmas time.

woman looking lonely at Christmas

Christmas is not all about jingle bells and merriment. Women are at risk in the home and twice as likely to be assaulted over the Christmas season than any other time of the year.

What is a toxic relationship?

Toxic relationships

Domestic violence myths and the impacts of toxic relationships. Introduction of attachment and how this forms development from child to adult. Trauma may be from present relationship or may be predisposed because an unrealised attachment pattern.