Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life and death. And everything in between. Sadness. Addiction. Depression. Recovery and rising again. None of it comes calm and clear. A million dreams and hopes and just as heavy a dose of reality. Hard times. And sharpe truths. Plans that don’t work out and decisions … Read More
Wasted time. Things that I have wasted time on. (Expertise from a therapist)…
Wasted time. Things that I have wasted time on. (Expertise from a therapist) Perfectionism. Really, it’s such a waste of time. Because nobody and I mean nobody who ever mattered to me really cared. Obsessively thinking about my weight. About fat. Where it is. Where it isn’t. How to avoid it. How to control it. I’ve wasted literally years of … Read More
What just happened? What just happened in that hour? You thought you had not…
What just happened? What just happened in that hour? You thought you had nothing new to talk about. It’s “maintenance” after all. The “I know I should but I don’t really want to” feeling. Believe me I get it. I’ve been in my own therapy journey most of my adult life. After the crisis when things start to get better, … Read More
Feeling the love. My favourite pastime and nature based solution to seasonal dep…
Feeling the love. My favourite pastime and nature based solution to seasonal depression. Just add skis. #crosscountryskiing #mentalhealth #movementismedicine #moveyourbody #lifestylemedicine #dopamine #endorphins #princegeorgebc #moveuppg #winter #love #lovewintertime❄️ #delhi2dublin Source
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m…
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m a 47 mother of two teens. I watch Coronation Street. That by virtue feels “not cool”. But in my mind, I’m soooo cool. If you haven’t guessed, it’s Catherine here from Momentum. Your on the edge, sometimes over the cliff, professional in … Read More
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotio…
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotional processing?” This is said A LOT. I think it’s a term that most of us don’t really understand but we know it would be a good thing intuitively. Like exercise, omega three, flossing, more water…(note to self to do all those things). In short, emotional processing is … Read More
Addiction risk factor The number one risk for developing an addiction is being …
Addiction risk factor The number one risk for developing an addiction is being human. That’s it. Being human. So nobody escapes this. Alcohol Drugs Approval Sex Food Exercise Romance novels Sugar Success Shopping Gaming Smart phones Etc x 1 Million Wether you see addiction as a brain disease or coping or numbing of deep pain and suffering or caused due … Read More
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life a…
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life and death. And everything in between. Sadness. Addiction. Depression. Recovery and rising again. None of it comes calm and clear. A million dreams and hopes and just as heavy a dose of reality. Hard times. And sharpe truths. Plans that don’t work out and decisions … Read More
The office. Sometimes I sit in the office after hours, in the spot you sit in….
The office. Sometimes I sit in the office after hours, in the spot you sit in. I look around and imagine, empathize, feel the discomfort and also relief, that you do when you sit here. You see me in that chair from this viewpoint. Maybe you wonder what I’m really thinking? I’d wonder that too. In fact, when I’m on … Read More
Hey human. Hey human. Human with problems. With shame. With secrets. With f…
Hey human. Hey human. Human with problems. With shame. With secrets. With fears. With insecurities. With wounds. With guilt. I see you. Your troubled heart. You are more than your human problems. More than your addictions. More than your illness. More than your diagnosis. More than your story. More than your trauma. More than your pain. More than what was … Read More