Tag: mental health
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Returning to the Chair: Learning to Sit with What Hurts
After a year away from therapy, I didn’t expect to find myself back in the chair so soon. But stress, fear, and old wounds have a way of resurfacing when you least expect them. This post is a reflection on returning to therapy, facing buried memories, and learning—slowly—to sit with anger, fear, and grief. It’s…
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Three ways to help yourself move through the hard stuff.
Feeling Stressed? Find Your Harmony! Life’s curveballs can steal your joy, but there’s a simple solution: move your body, crank up the music, and get creative! From dancing in the kitchen to baking a cake, these activities can boost your mood and unleash your inner artist. So ditch the blues and embrace the movement, music,…
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Three lessons in life from flying a glider and loosing control
As part of my ongoing effort to recover my mental health and focus on the positive lessons life gave me, I was journaling the other day and reflecting how I felt I was in a tail spin hurtling downwards. My emotions absolutely out of control. As I wrote I remembered the occasions i was actually…
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The positive impact of words can last a life time.
As part of a series to try and focus on the moments in my past which helped get me through. Here is the first of my anchors in the storm. My first anchor point was the briefest of conversations. Not really a conversation, actually just a statement someone said to me once. Words which always…
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Anchors of happiness in a past full of abuse, being happy takes work.
I have been a little quiet of late. And honestly it’s been a bit of tricky time. I finished therapy on an absolute high last year. I had smashed through so much stuff. My sleep was the best sleep I had in my life. I was more grounded, calm and so in touch with my…
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Five sure ways to build confidence and grow.
There are lots of things I do which result in people asking me how do you have the confidence to do that. Only things most of us get roped in to. Presenting in front of an audience. Photo shoot for work. By far the most honest and simple answer to the question how do you…
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Why sometimes reacting with emotion is essential to a happy life.
I am so grateful for every like and comment on my blogs. This journey has been a tricky one but knowing you are there has made it all the more worthwhile. I had to share with you I did something very out of character this week. I snapped back. Someone said something which upset me…
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Four seasons of wellness. Top tips for enjoying every type of well-being weather.
Would you build a snowman in the heat of summer or go out for the day wearing just shorts in the freezing winter. I certainly wouldn’t. My activities and approach to a day vary depending on my climate. It got me thinking about seasons of well-being. And how we often beat ourselves up for not…
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Parenting the holy grail of a hand book. Three thoughts to guide you.
Dam I can not tell you how many hours I have burnt through listening to parenting podcasts, reading parenting books, surveying my friends about their parenting approach. I was driven to go big on parenting research because I worried every day that I was not being a great mum. That I was missing the mark…
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Should I write a book? Will be worth it? Might it help someone?
Quick shout out to all my followers and any passing ear. When I was in therapy I captured much of my experiences here on this blog. I hoped that by sharing my journey I could demystify the process for anyone else considering the path of therapy. But it also helped me. It was cathartic. It…
Rowan Aderyn 