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07 May Attachment Styles – A Brief Overview

Posted at 6:34 am in anxious attachment, Attachment, Attachment relationships, Attachment Styles, avoidant attachment, disorganised attachment, Secure attachment, Trauma, Uncategorized by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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How Early Bonds Shape Adult Relationships Have you ever wondered why relationships sometimes feel so easy - or so hard? Whether you're someone who longs for closeness or someone who pulls away when things get too intimate, your attachment style might be the reason. In this post,...

25 Oct Embracing Vulnerability in Relationships

Posted at 7:42 am in Uncategorized by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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**Embracing Vulnerability in Relationships** In relationships, one of the hardest things we often face is opening up about our past, especially experiences that might carry shame or fear. We worry about how our partner will respond, or worse—if they will still see us the same way....

20 May The Comfort of the Familiar in these Corona Times

Posted at 12:14 pm in covid-19 by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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This is the mug that I keep in my psychotherapy consulting room, the space where I am most reflective and still. Its my favourite and no matter the drink, each sip tastes more serene when taken from this mug. Having worked exclusively online from home over the...

19 Mar Pick Your F-Word ⠀

Posted at 1:38 pm in Anxiety, Coronavirus, covid-19, mental health, stress, Uncategorized by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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5 Steps to Managing Fear in these CoronaVirus Times...

26 Feb The Sacred 49th Minute of Therapy

Posted at 10:26 am in Psychotherapy by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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As the session wraps up and the client starts to gather his or her bag and coat, that’s when the casual bombshell is dropped. Right then in that 49th minute. “I found out yesterday that it’s terminal,” or “my mum died this morning” or “this...

19 Feb 11 Signs You’re the Victim of Narcissistic Abuse

Posted at 8:15 am in Psychotherapy by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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Written by Shahida Arabi Imagine this: your entire reality has been warped and distorted. You have been mercilessly violated, manipulated, lied to, ridiculed, demeaned and gaslighted into believing that you are imagining things. The person you thought you knew and the life you built together have...

12 Feb Voldemort – He Who Shall Not be Named

Posted at 8:45 am in Psychotherapy by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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JK Rowling knew well the power of naming the unspeakable. For in silence and secrecy, fear and its kin flourish. Naming the horrors demystifies them. When something is held up to the light, when you shake off the shrouds of secrecy and fear, you become...

03 Dec Whose voice sabotages your goals?

Posted at 11:48 am in Holidays by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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For every good intention/goal, there’s a counter-voice, a quiet, whispered, naysaying voice. It’s the voice of your inner critic, your outside saboteur. It’s the voice of what or whom you lose if you achieve your goal. ...

27 Nov Mental health: How body image pressure for boys has led to rise in hospital cases

Posted at 10:36 am in eating disorders by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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The number of boys being treated in hospital for eating disorders is at a record high. In the last seven years, the number of boys going into hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales has nearly doubled from 235 in 2010 to 466 in 2018....

09 Jul Leaving a religious or faith group?

Posted at 12:37 pm in leaving religious group, Psychotherapy by Jacqueline 0 Comments

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Rebuilding life after leaving a religious or faith group

Leaving a religious or faith group can be a frightening or traumatic step. The religious or faith group can function as a family, offering support, resources, security and love to its members. Often, however, the love and support...