Category: wellbeing
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Focus on the two that hit their mark. Lessons in life from the Archers bow.
I have always wanted to do archery. Occasionally at a family outing I have paid a fiver to shoot a few arrows. As part of my continued effort to investment in me and expand my life, I finally booked on to a course. It is only a short course but you have the option to…
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Find your happiness and draw the line nothing should hold you back from it. Not even you!
I get it. Within the last last 24hours I was so close to cancelling seeing my friends. On at least three occasions I had my phone in my hand ready to right that message… I am sorry guys I am shattered… I don’t feel great I think we need to rearrange… do you think we…
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Trauma Therapy Session 10: Post day 7. Yoga is Amazing!!!
In my usual attempt to go at solving something from multiple angles I have been to my first ever yoga class. I got some great advice from a colleague and learnt that were at least two types of yoga…Yin and Yang. It was recommend I try Yin yoga. A type of yoga that is slow…
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Finding happiness or mental well-being is messy and worth it.
Something I have been pondering of late is what the path to improve our mental health looks like. Occasionally in our therapy sessions Chris will ask to complete a questionnaire to gauge where any levels of anxiety or depression are at. I can see the value in these processes as they allow you to set…
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Trauma Therapy Session 9: Post day 7. Finding a way to make physical contact good again.
As with a lot of my posts some of the below could be triggering. The challenges I discuss of struggling with physical contact are not mine alone and sometimes when we read about the struggles which are similar to our own it can be upsetting. Hopefully though there is also hope in these words. Hope…
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Why we have to change the narrative around mental health treatment. Therapy is good.
A short break from current run of therapy session downloads, although I suppose still related. I mentioned in passing to a family member this week that I was getting some treatment. It was a casual statement when they were asking what plans I had for the week. A couple of days later they messaged me…
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Trauma Therapy Session 8: Post Session day 1. Not much to say.
I want to keep sharing this journey because I know how scary it was before I started therapy. So many times I ignored the signs that a little help could be needed. I lived with decades of nightmares and flash backs. Convincing myself it was ok, it was expected, I just had to find a…
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Eight reasons why people in abusive relationships find it hard to leave.
I have often beat myself up about why I didn’t do more to get myself out of some of the situations I found myself in. And why even after everything I would forgive and not only go back to the people who hurt me but continue often to be there biggest support. Throughout my recent…
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Trauma Therapy Session 7: Post Session day 2. Not the conversation I was expecting.
Sooner or later I am going to realise there is no value in getting myself wound up about expectations of a conversation because sometimes we end up on a totally different tangent. Today was one of those days. We sign posted last week that we would use the time today to discuss a little about…
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Cold hearted killer or just a working mum. I am glad I ended up as the later.
When I was younger I joined the A.T.C the Air Training Corp, (little kiddie version of the RAF). An amazing opportunity where we got to experience so many things, flying, sports, drill, night exercises. I have so many fond memories of those days. The sense of camaraderie, the exciting new experiences, the crazy endeavours. I…
Rowan Aderyn 