Rebeccah Evans Counselling & Psychotherapy

22/01/2026

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11/01/2026

Some more friends along the way…

11/01/2026

Gorgeous Python 🐍 on my run today…

09/01/2026

This realisation can land heavy. 💛

It’s confronting because it removes the comfort of blaming circumstances—but it also quietly hands you back your agency.

What makes it hard isn’t that you’re “doing something wrong.” Often it’s that the part of you holding back because you once had a very good reason to:- protection, survival, staying safe or maybe staying acceptable.

When you see that, self-judgment softens into understanding yourself.

You’re allowed to sit on the balcony with your tea and notice the pattern without fixing it today.

Awareness itself is movement—even when it feels still.

09/01/2026

Two of my very human needs bumped into each other this morning 🌿

One part of me had a plan and a commitment, another part of me needed stillness and space.

Then the dreaded guilt showed itself 😳

Guilt often shows up when we judge something as “wrong”, especially when the thing we missed was supposedly good for us.

But then I noticed what I was actually doing: sitting in fresh air, sipping tea, breathing naturally, being present. That’s not nothing — that is regulation.

To help myself settle the guilty feeling, I was able to reframe and acknowledge the disappointment without punishing myself:
“I had good intentions. Today unfolded differently. I’m still allowed to rest”

I am not avoiding life — I am listening ☕🌤️

24/12/2025

Christmas 🎄 Eve

23/12/2025

Christmas families aren’t always simple- and that’s okay.

Not every family gathering feels safe, warm and joyful. Some come with history, silence, tension or grief.

If your family is complicated, distant or something you’re still healing from then you’re not doing Christmas wrong.

You’re allowed to :
Lower expectations
Set boundaries
Spend less time (or none at all)
Create your own traditions
Prioritise emotional safety

A gentle reminder this season- Family isn’t defined by the calendar- it’s defined by care, respect and safety

Be kind to yourself 🎄

26/09/2025

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03/09/2025

This is what I call “Choose your hard”…

24/08/2025