What a difference a week makes 😅 We now have six fully furnished therapy rooms ready to rent. My body is battered, I have eaten far too many meals in Ikea and I am still addicted to eBay bidding, despite having… instagram.com/p/B4HRcFmlDr-/…

As clinical psychologists, we are watching the spread of anxiety across social media with concern. Uncertainty is a brilliant breeding ground for anxiety and we tend to, in these situations, look for things we can… instagram.com/p/B9ujrnQlKMO/…

I think it’s important to remind ourselves in these difficult and uncertain times that anxiety is a normal human response to threat. It does not mean that there is something flawed within us or that we are doing… instagram.com/p/B9wbchgF6gV/…

RESISTING THE URGE TO GOOGLE / WATCH THE NEWS Easier said than done right?! The best advice I can give is to limit your exposure to a couple of times a day max. However, I get that this isn’t always possible - the… instagram.com/p/B9yUoPalxGw/…

📚 Bookending your day 📚 I mentioned in my post yesterday about bookending your days with no news / google (and dare I say it, social media!). I genuinely feel so much better if I spend the first 30 minutes of the… instagram.com/p/B902X-Dljsn/…

Mental health first aid kit 🩹 When we cut our finger, we don’t want to bleed all over the house searching for a plaster - we want to know exactly where they are kept so we can access them quickly and easily When… instagram.com/p/B93kUKslubj/…

Moving to therapy online 👩‍💻 For many, moving to online therapy can feel like a daunting prospect – particularly if your only experience so far has been face to face. I have undertaken online therapy on and off… instagram.com/p/B96iwYll0MI/…

It feels hard because it is hard. And none of us are immune to the enormity of this current situation. I’ve been quick to share tools, thoughts and ideas but I must also acknowledge that I too and finding this… instagram.com/p/B98o2WzFccr/…

Mood: Windswept Feeling less teary today. A bit more grounded. A tad more accepting. A little more in the moment. But this too shall pass and there will be internal chaos and storms again. I’m just enjoying… instagram.com/p/B9__wtclXVQ/…

This week has awakened some memories of those early weeks of grief. Waking up and for a split second, feeling as though life is absolutely normal before the crushing reality dawns. It has been unsettling and yet has… instagram.com/p/B-CEfyXlU47/…

This morning I went for a walk on my own in the park. I walked through the long grass and allowed the dew to soak into my trainers. I noticed the mist in front of me and the buds on the magnolia trees. The smell of… instagram.com/p/B-O-FPjFkl5/…

I had a very much needed supervision session with parenthoodinmind today and we spoke a lot about the need for safe and nurturing spaces, particularly in these difficult times. As many of you know, Andy and I have… instagram.com/p/B-erGIolQaT/…

Three years 🌈 This time three years ago I was giving birth. My second induced full term birth in 11 months. My first take home baby. Pregnancy after loss was fraught; fear that would quite literally grab me by the… instagram.com/p/B-l8UJTl-kg/…

Reflections on working from home as a psychologist in these strange times: 💭 I need to make some time and space between work and home: some deep breaths / stretches / shaking are needed to move from one ‘space’… instagram.com/p/B-rk6j1F4GT/…

Living in such highly charged times is very stressful for us all. However, I have been talking a lot with my clients these last few weeks about understanding our own unique responses, particularly when you may have… instagram.com/p/B-teQFdl68N/…

Feeling very grateful for the slice of sky we have access to and for four whole days off ☀️ Wishing everyone a lovely Easter 🐣 instagram.com/p/B-zUgepl5FP/…

So many difficult feelings are bubbling away at the moment for us all; some may make sense or feel familiar. You might even have a tried and tested response to them. However on the other hand, some feelings might be… instagram.com/p/B_NVm9Aluz6/…

Four years today. I have so many reflections on loss and grief four years on, particularly after my time back in the therapists chair. In some ways I feel like a grief veteran and others a complete novice. That… instagram.com/p/B_pvRNBF4pU/…

Four years old today 🎂 . I realised on my walk today that Orla was born 37 hours after we found out that she had died at 37 weeks. Just a coincidence, but an unexpected joy to find out something new about her. . I… instagram.com/p/B_u7DLOl_P5/…

I posted the text below to my stories the other day. But since then I’ve been thinking about why I didn’t post permanently in my grid. Stories that expire are not enough: I’ve felt so unsure about what to post… instagram.com/p/CAzNmgJFVZ5/…