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Making Peace with Anger
Anger is one of the most uncomfortable and misunderstood emotions we experience. It’s often seen as something negative, aggressive, or even dangerous, something to be controlled or avoided. Many of us were brought up with the message that anger isn’t acceptable, especially if we were encouraged to be “good,” “polite,” or “easygoing.” But anger is…
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Summer Isn’t Always Sunshine: Why This Season Can Feel Overwhelming
Longer days, bright skies, holidays, and smiling faces on social media – summer is often painted as the happiest season of the year. It’s a time many associate with freedom, fun, and relaxation. But for some, summer can feel anything but carefree. If you’ve ever found yourself feeling low, anxious, or overwhelmed during the warmer…
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Inner Child Healing: What It Is and Why It Matters
The phrase “inner child” might sound a little abstract at first – something you’ve come across in a self-help book, or heard mentioned in therapy circles. But inner child healing is a powerful and deeply meaningful part of emotional growth, and it can change the way you relate to yourself, your past, and your relationships…
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Emotional Numbness: When You Can’t Feel Anything at All
Most of us are familiar with the idea of feeling overwhelmed by emotion – whether it’s sadness, anxiety, anger, or grief. But what happens when the opposite is true? When you feel… nothing? You’re going through the motions, but everything feels flat. You find yourself struggling to connect – to others, to yourself, to the…
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Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
We all feel anxious from time to time – it’s a natural response to stress, uncertainty, or danger. But what happens when that feeling doesn’t go away? When you wake up already feeling on edge, or your thoughts keep spiralling, even though nothing obvious is wrong? Many people experience anxiety without a clear cause. It…
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When Your Child Struggles with Their Mental Health: How to Support Without Losing Yourself
Watching your child struggle with their mental health can be one of the most painful experiences as a parent. Whether they’re a young child showing signs of anxiety, a teenager navigating overwhelming emotions, or a grown adult facing their own inner battles, it can feel deeply personal, frightening, and at times, utterly exhausting. You want…
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You Don’t Have to Be Falling Apart to Go to Therapy
When we think about therapy, it’s easy to picture someone at breaking point, someone going through a crisis, battling trauma, or barely holding things together. And while therapy is a vital support during life’s darkest moments, it’s also so much more than that. Therapy isn’t just for when everything’s falling apart. It’s for when things…
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Why Relationships Can Trigger Old Wounds – And What To Do About It
It’s one of the more confusing things we experience as humans: you’re in a relationship – maybe romantic, maybe a friendship – and something small happens, but it hits you like a tidal wave. A comment. A look. A cancelled plan. Suddenly, you feel hurt, rejected, angry, or deeply anxious… and you’re not quite sure…
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Why You’re Not ‘Too Emotional’ – Understanding Your Feelings Without Shame
Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive, too emotional, or that you overreact? Maybe it was in the heat of a disagreement, or maybe it was said in passing – but it stuck with you. It’s something I hear often in the therapy room: people carrying shame for simply feeling deeply. Let’s clear something…
Bridget Jenkins Counselling 