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We’re often trained to scan for what isn’t working.To spot the mistake.The flaw.The thing that needs improving.It’s how ...
04/03/2026

We’re often trained to scan for what isn’t working.

To spot the mistake.
The flaw.
The thing that needs improving.

It’s how many of us were raised. It’s how schools assess. It’s how workplaces review. It’s even how our nervous systems stay alert, looking for what could go wrong.

But what if we practised noticing what is working?

The effort.
The kindness.
The growth.
The courage it took to try.

When you name what’s good, you don’t just lift someone else. You rewire your own attention. You begin to orient toward strength, connection and possibility.

What’s something working in your life right now that you haven’t acknowledged yet?

Love,

Jen đŸȘ·



Small acts of goodness regulate more than you realise. They remind your body and others that safety still exists in huma...
01/03/2026

Small acts of goodness regulate more than you realise. They remind your body and others that safety still exists in human connection.

It might be helping someone with their shopping, pausing to hold a door open for someone, picking up something someone has dropped, or telling someone they are special to you.

When the world feels unstable, small acts of kindness can make all the difference.

That is a small way we can be a force for good.

Love,

Jen đŸȘ·

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Preparing for India is not like preparing for general travel because it is a spiritual retreat. There are a few things I...
24/02/2026

Preparing for India is not like preparing for general travel because it is a spiritual retreat.

There are a few things I start to do a few months before:
I spend time on the floor stretching daily so I can be comfortable for hours at a time sitting in meditation.
I stop eating meat and drinking alcohol (to allow my body some time to purify and detox).

Although it’s spiritual - there is always lots of fun and laughter
 trying to get the bindi in the right place on my forehead, trying to get my sari on so it doesn’t look like I wrapped a bath towel around me - 😂😅 and so much more.

Things I look forward to:

Seeing Sri Shakti Narayani Amma (my teacher)
Slipping into the deep peace that pervades the space.
The people - so many familiar faces, smiles and laughter
Time to do Seva (service projects) - my favourite is planting trees and feeding people.
The inner world opening that happens
The insights and blessings that come
THE FOOD! I just LOVE Indian food (and they make special ‘no spicy’ dishes for the Westerners.
The insects - they are so vibrant and colourful and different to the UK and Australia

We leave in 2 weeks, and I can’t wait!

If you are curious to learn more, we recorded a podcast.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/psychotherapy-central/id1701257974?i=1000732379036

Find out more about the retreat here:

https://sites.google.com/view/divine-serenity-retreats/home

I’m just wondering if anyone else is noticing a shift in the energy already this morning? I have written down five proje...
17/02/2026

I’m just wondering if anyone else is noticing a shift in the energy already this morning?

I have written down five project ideas I would like to do in the next 12 months. And they arrived spontaneously. I wasn’t sitting down to mind map or plan the next 12 months; in fact, I was sitting quietly and contemplating, and they just arrived out of nowhere. This is often how inspiration comes from me, like in Elizabeth Gilbert’s book ‘Big Magic’ .

In Australia, the new year doesn’t really begin until the kids go back to school after summer vacation in late January, so the coming of the Chinese New Year in mid-February always feels strangely apt.

Like many of you, I feel like there was a speeding up of crunchy things in the last six to eight weeks of the year of the snake. As I sit here in my office and tune in to what’s going on, I can feel a sense of flow of energy ramping up, of projects wanting to come through, and it feels exciting and like there is energy to make it happen. The energy does indeed feel like that of a fire horse; initiating movement, big muscles and the ability to go far. I wonder what the year will bring.

I’m wondering if anybody else is already feeling a shift, and what it feels like to you?

Sometimes putting words to intangible things can be very helpful for a group.

Big love to you all,

Jen

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As soon as I started earning my own money at 16, I started travelling. I just couldn’t wait to see the world and to chal...
16/02/2026

As soon as I started earning my own money at 16, I started travelling. I just couldn’t wait to see the world and to challenge myself in that way. I started with Turkey, then I did charity work in the Czech Republic and travelled to Austria. Back then, we only had the Lonley Plaet guide books to lead the way. I had to ask people where the train station is, where to eat, and where my hotel is. I got to people-watch, to see people living very different lives from mine. It was life-changing.

We know that new environments stimulate neuroplasticity. Cultural immersion increases openness to experience. Novelty improves cognitive flexibility. Anticipation alone boosts well-being.

Travel disrupts autopilot. It introduces uncertainty in manageable doses, which builds psychological capacity.

Of course, it doesn’t replace therapy. It doesn’t automatically heal attachment wounds or trauma. But it can expand identity, increase perspective, and strengthen resilience.

What has travel changed in you?

Love, Jen đŸȘ·

If love felt unpredictable, controlling, distant, or chaotic growing up, it makes sense that relationships can feel conf...
15/02/2026

If love felt unpredictable, controlling, distant, or chaotic growing up, it makes sense that relationships can feel confusing now.

Attachment patterns are not flaws. They are strategies that once protected you. And they can change.

Secure love isn’t something you magically attract once you “heal enough.” It’s something you practice, internally and relationally.

This Valentine’s Day, the work might not be flowers.

It might be choosing safety.
Choosing standards.
Choosing yourself.

Love, Jen đŸȘ·

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When I was a young teenager, I didn’t know many men I truly admired.I had seen relationships with unbalanced power dynam...
10/02/2026

When I was a young teenager, I didn’t know many men I truly admired.
I had seen relationships with unbalanced power dynamics, men who were controlling, insecure, and emotionally closed off.

Even then, I knew this much: I wanted partnership and family, but I would rather do life on my own than with someone who wasn’t right for me.

And then I got lucky.

At just 22, I met my life partner. Someone I could play with. Someone who made me feel safe. Someone secure enough in himself that he never needed to control me.

He was easy-going in ways I didn’t know were possible. Things I expected would cause tension
 didn’t. And that brought such deep relief.

I’ve now spent more than half my life with my best friend and husband, 25 years. We’ve lived through hard seasons and beautiful ones, and somehow we’ve grown closer through it all.

My life is infinitely richer because of you.

You are my rock.

Happy 50th to the best husband and father my 13-year-old self could have asked for.
Thank you for being you and for opening your heart. All my love, always,

Jen

Letting people be disappointed can feel deeply uncomfortable, especially if you learned early that harmony depended on y...
09/02/2026

Letting people be disappointed can feel deeply uncomfortable, especially if you learned early that harmony depended on you.

Many of us were conditioned to explain, fix, or soften the impact so others wouldn’t feel upset. That wasn’t a flaw, it was a survival strategy.

But as adults, we’re allowed to choose capacity over collapse. Self-respect over self-abandonment.

What are you practising letting be imperfect right now?

Love, Jen đŸȘ·

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Underrated life skill: pausing long enough to ask, “Is this actually worth my energy?”Not every comment needs a response...
09/02/2026

Underrated life skill: pausing long enough to ask, “Is this actually worth my energy?”

Not every comment needs a response.
Not every trigger needs a reaction.
Not every invitation deserves a yes.

Sometimes the most regulated, self-respecting choice is to conserve your energy and keep moving.

What’s something you’ve stopped giving your energy to lately?

Love, Jen đŸȘ·

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As a psychotherapist, I broke down the Taylor Swift-Blake Lively texts for body+soul.com.au, revealing what they got rig...
26/01/2026

As a psychotherapist, I broke down the Taylor Swift-Blake Lively texts for body+soul.com.au, revealing what they got right (vulnerable check-ins!), what could’ve been better (earlier reciprocity), and lessons for us all.

Conflict avoidant? Their bold honesty shows that naming the “shift” with empathy builds bridges, not walls. Try it next time things feel off.

How do you handle it when things come up with friends? Comment below!

Love, Jen

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https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/sex-and-relationships/dating-and-relationships/a-psychologist-analyses-the-texts-between-taylor-swift-and-blake-lively/news-story/e477d14fb313a4fe0e3ee54809bc6d4e

This has been a habit of mine for years. I often forget my glasses, water, sunscreen or even my phone and have to run ba...
20/01/2026

This has been a habit of mine for years. I often forget my glasses, water, sunscreen or even my phone and have to run back to get something. If I have given myself some extra time, I don't have to stress; I can go back and get things, knowing I have plenty of time.

Game changer.

Thank you

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Walking helps your brain process emotions. Each step, each soft movement of your eyes right, left, right, activates both...
19/01/2026

Walking helps your brain process emotions. Each step, each soft movement of your eyes right, left, right, activates both sides of your brain. This connects how you think with how you feel, helping everything make a little more sense.

When we sit still, the brain’s threat centre stays loud. Walking helps quiet it down. It turns tension into rhythm and brings your body back into a state of safety.

If you’re having a hard conversation, try walking while you talk. You’ll both stay more balanced and open. Compassion comes easier when your nervous system feels safe.

Afterwards, pause and notice how much calmer you feel.

Your body knows what to do. Just walk.

Love, Jen

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Psychotherapy Central

Hi! I’m Jennifer. I’m the founder of Psychotherapy Central, President of the International Energetic Healing Association, co-founder of The Golden Woman Centre, and Ambassador for A Sound Life charity. I am a mum to two beautiful children, wife, daughter, sister and friend. I have a Masters degree in Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist, counsellor and energetic healer, but you can think of me as a huge self-love advocate, a listening ear, and a holder of space for transformation and healing.

I am lucky enough to do work that is my calling, it is my vocation. I have over 16 year’s experience working with individuals and groups. Leading international transformational retreats, seminars, writing accredited courses, e-books and blogs.

What brings me here?

I grew up wanting to change the world. I saw the images of starving children in Africa in the 80’s and I wanted to help. That desire led me to study Political Science at university with a large does of Development Studies included. After university I worked for the Japanese government for three years, teaching English in their public school sector. It was such a completely different culture to the UK, I found myself on a steep learning curve. I feel like I did a lot of growing up there. I met my husband to be, I travelled a lot – India, Nepal, South East Asia, Europe, Chille, Southern Africa, including hitchhiking and camping through Botswana and Namibia and had a lot of fun.