Have you ever had an experience of completely and inexplicably overreacting to a situation? Maybe exploding with anger, or feeling paralysed by fear, or spacing out completely, or getting uncontrollably upset – for no apparent reason? One possibility is that a past traumatic experience has been triggered - this is a lot more common than you may think. In this post, I give an example of a past traumatic experience that affected me... I explain how you can tell if you've been a

I am in the lucky and privileged position of embarking on my first house-buying adventure. Over the years I have witnessed my friends go through the stress of this, so I was anticipating some challenge. Trying to navigate what feels at times like a confused jumble of mortgage advice, surveys, solicitor quotes, paperwork, etc has certainly been daunting so far. It is interesting too that in England there is no guarantee you will actually get the property until you get your han

😐 When we try to suppress or push away negative thoughts and feelings, it can make them stronger. 😳 Acknowledging them, and allowing them to be there, might start to loosen the grip that resistance creates. Noticing any sensations in the body associated with the thoughts and feelings, (eg clenched jaw, tense shoulders, frown, tight feeling in throat, churning in belly) and maybe saying to yourself "it's ok to feel sad / angry / anxious". AND "it's ok not to like feeling