Sunshine Psychology

24/01/2024

Speaking up is not an offense

31/05/2022

Happy International Narcissistic Abuse Day. Purple Ribbon. Long may their modus operandi be exposed!

We've got all the signs and symptoms to tell if who you're dealing with is a bit too self-absorbed.

02/05/2022

Abusers can appear very charming and friendly to outsiders and even to victims in the love bombing stages of the relationship. However, that does not mean their character is one rooted in kindness. Superficial charm is actually a psychopathic trait. If you see this veneer combined with other red flags of callousness and cruelty, be wary.

18/04/2022

That inner critic and why we have it…

13/08/2019

Unmissable for any health professional and/or personal who had a tough time in their household growing up. Everyone needs to know their ACE score!

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds acros...

07/08/2019

For all of my lovely clients who have survived narcissistic families and gone on to build genuine lives. This person tells it so well...

Walking away from an entire family is one of the most painful things the family scapegoat adult child in a narcissistic family will ever do. Abuse from the narcissistic family towards the scapegoat…

07/08/2019

Definitely worth the two minute listen. I love the idea of breaking down the political correctness around sanitising emotions...

Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth an...

07/08/2019

Yes! I love the healing analogy she uses. Great!

When you hear friends and family talk about having to go to physical therapy after an injury or a surgery—they talk about it in groans and laughs. They talk about how tough their particular physical therapist is —how hard they made them work, how sore they are—in a way that sounds macho, or&nb...

11/12/2018

It’s so good! We can rewire our brains towards greater peace and happiness 🌸🌸🌸

Focusing our attention can change the physical structure of our brains. Dr. Daniel Siegel explains what is possible when we actively seek to change our brain...