Stress and anxiety can feel similar, but they’re not the same. Understanding the difference – and what’s happening in your body – can help you support yourself in the right way. Learn how practical steps and gentle self-care can make a real difference.

After miscarriage, the world can feel like it’s moving on while you're still holding the grief. Whether it happened early or later, you’re allowed to feel it all – heartbreak, numbness, confusion, or anything in between. Therapy can offer a space to express what couldn’t be said, honour the loss, and gently rebuild after the pain.

A lot of people carry this quiet belief: “I’m not struggling enough for therapy” or “Others have it worse.” But therapy doesn’t have to be for a crisis. You don’t need to wait until everything’s falling apart. Some of the most helpful therapy happens when things seem fine on the surface but you’re feeling a bit off inside. Therapy can be a gentle act of self-care – a space to reflect, grow, and check in with yourself. You don’t need a clear problem or diagnosis, just the willingness to show up as you are.

There’s a kind of tiredness that goes beyond the physical – the tiredness of holding everything together. The weight of your child’s needs, their emotions, the constant planning and navigating, all while your own feelings get pushed to the back. If you’re parenting a neurodivergent child, you might recognise this feeling all too well. From managing sensory needs to advocating for your child at school, you’re always adjusting, anticipating, and trying to make things work. It’s exhausting, and sometimes it feels like no one sees just how much it takes.
And then there’s the world around you – the lack of understanding, the systems that don’t bend, the stares and judgment. You might be constantly explaining your child, yet still feel misunderstood. In all of this, it can be hard to find space for your own feelings. But it’s okay to feel the grief, the exhaustion, and even the pride – because both can exist at the same time. Therapy offers a space to breathe again, to simply be, and to remember that you matter too.

Trying to conceive can often feel like living in the shadows of other people’s joy. With every pregnancy announcement, scan photo, or glowing caption, there's a quiet ache that settles in your chest. The grief can feel invisible, a constant companion that renews itself each month, yet it's rarely acknowledged. In this journey, you may find yourself caught between hope and heartbreak, wishing for something you can’t quite grasp. Therapy offers space for this unspoken pain, a place where you don’t need to mask your feelings or pretend to be strong. It's a place where you can simply be, in all your raw honesty, knowing that you are not alone.

Being the ‘strong one’ comes with an invisible emotional load that can leave you feeling drained, isolated and unnoticed. When you’re always the one holding everything together, who holds you? It’s okay to need support, rest, and compassion. You don’t have to carry the weight alone.

Therapy isn’t just for when things fall apart. This post explores how to know if you might benefit from talking to someone — and how therapy can support growth, reflection, and emotional wellbeing at any stage of life.

Starting therapy can feel daunting when you don’t know what to expect. This post offers a gentle overview of what typically happens in a first session, helping you feel more prepared, informed, and at ease.

A curated list of thoughtful, accessible books to support emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and healing — whether you’re in therapy, thinking about it, or simply wanting to learn more about yourself and the human experience.

Grounding techniques are gentle ways to anchor yourself when emotions or thoughts feel overwhelming. This blog offers practical tools to help you feel safer, steadier, and more present — especially during anxious or emotionally intense moments.

What’s the difference between person-centred and psychodynamic therapy? This post explores how each approach works, their underlying ideas, and how they might support different kinds of emotional healing.