Andrea Sowden, Psychotherapy and Counselling Services

15/11/2025

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14/11/2025

08/10/2025

What expectations are you holding onto?

and are so often closely linked.

Illustration from "It's not always black and white. A colourful take on life's grey areas." (2008) By Kate Knapp

08/10/2025

This is my wish for you... May your inner voice be the kindest voice you know.

Illustration from "The Art of Kindness" (2018) by Meredith Gaston

02/09/2025

Let's the we have with ourselves...
What old are we hanging onto that our progress?
What -limiting could we remove?
Would you speak with a the way you speak to yourself?
What is it that we would give to a friend, but not give to ourselves?
How is it that we ourselves in a way that we would never judge a friend?

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30/08/2025

Hiding parts of yourself you think are unlovable?




Thank you,

25/08/2025

Never An Ordinary Moment

There are tiny gestures,
almost invisible,
that stitch our days together,
sounds, touches, routines.
We rarely notice them,
until their absence.

We sometimes take for granted
the smallest things:

a voice calling our name,
footsteps in the hallway,
the warmth of a hand reaching for ours,
laughter drifting from another room,
a light left on for us,
the ritual of goodbye at the door,
shoes by the bed,
breath beside us in sleep.

Ordinary, until they are gone,
and then we see
they were never ordinary at all.

~ 'Never An Ordinary Moment' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Sam Toft

22/08/2025

Gentle Reminder that:

You’ve been through some stuff, and you got through it.

You’ve faced disappointment, and made it to the other side.

You’ve already dealt with difficult people or situations.

Remember who you are…

Drop a 💛 if this is landing for you…

17/08/2025

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12/08/2025

🌿 Yes! 🌿 Yes! 🌿 Yes! 🌿

Morgan Freeman once said:
"There comes a day when you no longer feel the need to prove anything to anyone. Not because you’ve given up, but because you’ve grown."

You grow… and you get tired.
Tired of explaining yourself, of justifying yourself, of shrinking to fit into someone else’s life.
Tired of waiting for messages that never come, apologies that never arrive, people who don’t know how to love.

The truth is simple:
Not everyone will understand you.
Not everyone will stay.
Not everyone will treat you the way you deserve.
And they don’t have to.

Because there comes a time when you choose peace.
You choose silence over reaction.
You stop lowering yourself to step into other people’s storms.

Because sometimes, the most mature response is silence.
The strongest move is to walk away.
And the greatest act of self-love is to stop putting yourself last.

It’s not selfishness — it’s healing.
It’s the courage to choose yourself.
To rebuild your soul without needing anyone’s approval.
To move forward — even alone — but with dignity.

And when you do…
life starts to fall back into place.
Because the right people don’t demand explanations.
They see you.
They hear you.
They respect you — without you having to beg for it.

12/08/2025

❣️The School of Life❣️