Loneliness can be difficult to feel and navigate. People who find themselves feeling lonely and needing connection, often turn to the Internet, social media or ChatGPT for insights, tips and techniques. It is also common to come to psychotherapy in search of resolution to this feeling. When we find ourselves feeling lonely, the way to heal our heart is to
When you suppress your emotions, you make a conscious decision to push those feelings down. You try not to feel them, and keep them hidden instead of processing and expressing them. The challenge is that suppressing our emotions can have both short-term and long-term effects on your mental and physical health. Short-term effects of suppressing emotions may include: Overtime, this
We all have an Inner Child inside of us. It is that part of us that has always been within us: from the moment of our conception, through our time in our mother’s womb, through birth, childhood and the developing years. Our Inner Child has always been there: when we were an infant, a toddler, young child, during our school
An altar serves as a visual point of focus for our spiritual practices such as meditation, any kind of energy work, setting intentions, repeating affirmations or journaling. An altar is a sacred space – a physical way to connect to the spiritual world. Creating an altar is therefore a spiritual activity too that’s best to carry out mindfully and with
You deserve what you desire. Do you believe me when I say that? We often live our lives following unconscious beliefs about what we deserve, who we are or what we are capable of. Not all of those beliefs serve us well. In fact, some of these beliefs can be self-limiting and they are a result of emotional injuries. When
Sometimes we all experience that nervous, anxious, uncomfortable feeling running through our bodies. When feel anxious, worried, or tense, we naturally begin to pay closer attention to what’s happening around us. We’re subcosciously looking for the cause of those uncomfortable sensations. We might even start analysing the past events or imagining different things that could go wrong. Does that sound
Therapy usually takes place once a week for 50 to 60 min. It can be an intense hour, but it’s still only 1 out of 168 hours that are in a week. Some people might find it difficult to cope between the sessions and may feel like they need an extra layer of support. Others might feel the need to
Let’s talk about your career. Since you started reading this post, I’m guessing you’re feeling stuck in your career. Most of us felt it at some point in our lives. I would like to invite you to consider the following questions: Do you feel creative? Do you follow through on your creative ideas? Do you compromise your True Self for