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The kids were at school, the house was quiet, and she was on the verge of tears. Not because anything dramatic had happened. Nothing had happened. That was the problem. She'd folded the washing, put it in the basket, and just... sat down. And couldn't get back up. She told me this story months later, after we'd worked together. 'I thought I was...
Read MoreSomeone I hadn't spoken to in years messaged me recently. She'd seen a 30-second video I posted. A clip of my kids mucking around, both laughing. And in that 30 seconds, she decided she knew exactly what was happening in my home. She sent me a verdict.
Read MoreI asked her: "What will happen if you don't get the emotional release you're looking for?" She looked me straight in the eye and said:
Read MoreWHAT’S THE POINT..... That was the thought that followed her everywhere. She had a satisfying career that used to fulfil her. She had a family who loved and supported her. She had a small yet close group of friends. And she’d achieved a lot in her life.And yet, she couldn’t shake this dark, depressing feeling that it all meant nothing. That she was...
Read MoreShe stood at the podium, notes in hand. She'd done this countless times before. "Smile. Hold eye contact. Tell them what they want to hear. Put on a show. Fake it."
Read MoreIt was her worst nightmare. She’d spent her entire life invested in creating something special for herself and her family. And then in a blink of an eye, it was gone. She was left with a deep sad hurt that she just couldn’t shake. Sure there was still plenty of things in her life that should have given her joy, but it felt like everything was now e...
Read MoreWhen she first came to me you could see the sadness in her eyes..... it was like a cloak she wore tight around her, protecting her from things only she could see. When she started to open up to me, that pain pulsates from her.... “It’s so sad to say you have a problem with yourself when from the outside it appears you have a great life. We have eve...
Read More“FOR F*CK SAKE! WHY CAN’T YOU JUST DO AS I ASKED YOU TO DO!” She drops her oldest kids off at school, her hands trembling from the built up anger she’s been feeling all morning. As she drives away she bursts into tears “I shouldn’t have spoken to her like I did”“I am meant to set an example!”“She’s only 5 years old! Why are my expectations of her s...
Read MoreShe contacted me on Facebook Messenger late one evening....“Can you help me? I’m so heartbroken and lonely....I don’t think I can go on....” 12 months before she had what she thought was the perfect family. Happy kids. A long term happy marriage. A happy home. It fell apart when her partner unexpectedly announced that it was over. And it blindsided...
Read MoreShe was 9 years old when she remembers first looking in the mirror and thinking “you look funny”By the time she was 12, she couldn’t look at herself without seeing all her ‘uglies’By 14, she had stopped looking in the mirror. She avoided photos like the plague, but when she had to have a pic taken, she’d suck her gut in - positioning her body so he...
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