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03/24/2025

Narcissistic behaviour is talked about a lot these days. In fact I even wrote a song about it lol. But you don’t have to forgive someone who hurts you, ever. Narcissist or not.

11/06/2024

I wrote this song thinking about how many of my clients and friends struggle to find happiness in relationships. Real happiness starts with loving yourself first. Check out my new song Mama here:

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10/19/2024

Well said…

09/13/2024

Boundaries 😊

08/10/2024

Hello there therapist friends.
Barry and I are taking over the lease on our fabulous private practice space when it comes up for renewal and have two beautiful bright and spacious offices with AC, an elevator and parking to sublet.

Room 1 measures 13.3 x 11.5. -152.95 sq feet $700 per month
Room 2 measures 13.3 x 9 -119.7 square feet $650

We are located in suite 307, wedgewood medical center and space is available October 1.

Please pm if interested and help us get the word out 😊

07/25/2024

Hi everyone 😊. Here is the music video I filmed for my latest single. Hope you enjoy it!

Filmed by Centre City in St. John’s, NL. Video showcases singer/songwriter Elizabeth Sheppard and her talented musician father,George Sheppard ...

07/06/2024

Sometimes what you thought didn’t work out for you, really did. Read that again.

07/03/2024

Some of you may know that I am also a singer-songwriter and recording artist…well I just released a new single today 😊. So Long Gone is a song that discusses the pain of walking away from circumstances and people that cause us pain.

Many of you know I talk about boundaries a lot in therapy, but setting them sure isn’t easy for any of us. The chorus in the song says “ I’m never coming back to you”, and by that I mean I’m not going back to the pain and suffering experienced. We can choose to step away from things that cause us distress and be happy instead.

Let me know if this resonates for you 😊

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06/25/2024

Honoured to have been invited to act as the counsellor for this week’s Innu Inquiry in Natuashish

05/11/2024

Well thank you to whoever nominated my business!

Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for St. John's, NL. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

05/03/2024

Excited to have Spencer with us until July 6! Grab a spot quickly before he leaves for Spain. Message me if you’d like to book a session with Spencer 😊

04/02/2024

Grief wears many disguises…

I held a party the other week and grief came.

She wasn’t invited but she came anyway - barged her way in through the door and settled down like she was here to stay.

And then she introduced me to the friends she’d brought with her - Anger. Fear. Frustration. Guilt. Hopelessness.

And they sang in the loudest voices, took up space in every corner of the room and spoke over anyone else that tried to talk.

They made it messy and loud and uncomfortable.

But finally, they left.

And long afterwards, when I was all alone,
I realised there was still someone here.
Quietly clearing up after the rest.

I asked who she was and she told me, “Love.”

And I assumed that’s why she looked familiar - because I had met her before.
“Or perhaps,” she said, “it’s because I’ve been here the whole time.”

And I was confused then because I hadn’t seen her all evening.

But when I looked more closely,
when I looked into her eyes,
I realised quietly that she had been here.
All the time.

She’d just been dressed as grief.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2023
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I share this poem a lot because I think it can be quite comforting to think of grief as simply love in disguise ❤

‘Afterparty’ is from the book When I Am Gone
https://a.co/d/35WJcRh