Piece of Mind

Piece of Mind You’re not broken. You’re carrying what you were never meant to carry alone. Therapy and training that changes lives — including yours. Based in Glasgow.

Online and in-person. Just getting by is no fun. I understand what it’s like to feel the utter despair of living with an unwanted feeling or behaviour, frustrated you can’t live life the way you want to and worrying about the future. It’s exhausting. I also get you’ve probably tried numerous remedies and therapies. Some may have offered you temporary relief. But that’s just deflating. But, here’s the thing. You don’t have to put up with unwanted fear, phobias, anxiety, depression and habits. I’ve helped thousands of people get back to the lives they deserve, so that life can be good again.

One of the parts of healing that nobody really prepares you for is this.Not everyone benefits from the upgraded version ...
09/03/2026

One of the parts of healing that nobody really prepares you for is this.

Not everyone benefits from the upgraded version of you.

When you start speaking up a little more.
Saying no occasionally.
Not over explaining.
Not rushing to smooth everything over.

Some people get uncomfortable.

Not because you are doing anything wrong.

But because the old version of you was better for them.

The one who said yes.
Who carried the mood.
Who kept things steady.

I have seen this in clients.

And if I am honest, I have felt it in my own life too.

There is a strange tension when you begin to take up a bit more space.

You are calmer.
More certain.
Less reactive.

But the people who were used to you being endlessly accommodating feel the shift.

And here is the hard truth.

Growth sometimes changes the balance of relationships.

Not always dramatically.
Not always permanently.

But enough to be noticed.

That does not mean you go around cutting people off.

It just means you stop playing it small to keep everything comfortable.

If you are in that awkward middle stage where you are changing and it feels a bit lonely, that makes sense.

You are not doing it wrong.

You are just adjusting to a version of you that is steadier.

And if you are ready to build that version with more intention, we can work on it together.

Barney has sat in on 100 episodes of the podcast.I think he’s finally had enough of our nonsense.His plan is simple:Sit ...
06/03/2026

Barney has sat in on 100 episodes of the podcast.

I think he’s finally had enough of our nonsense.

His plan is simple:

Sit quietly.
Look wise.

Honestly… he might be the best therapist in the room. 🤣🐾

Something I notice a lot, both in my work and in myself over the years, is this.Therapy can feel scary.Not because you c...
06/03/2026

Something I notice a lot, both in my work and in myself over the years, is this.

Therapy can feel scary.

Not because you cannot cope.
Most of the people I sit with are very good at coping.

That is the point.

If you have spent years holding it together,
letting someone see behind that can feel exposing.

I remember sitting in that chair for the first time as a client.

I told myself I just needed a few tools.
Sort the anxiety.
Calm the thoughts down.
Move on.

What I did not expect was how uncomfortable it felt to stop being the strong one for an hour.

There is this quiet fear that if you start talking, everything will spill out and you will not be able to contain it.

It does not happen like that.

It is usually slower.

More steady.

You talk.
You realise you are not ridiculous for feeling what you feel.
You start joining dots that have been there for years.

And sometimes the part that really unsettles people is this.

If things start to feel different…
who am I without the old patterns?

If you have been thinking about therapy but keep hesitating, that makes sense.

Change is uncomfortable. Even good change.

And if you ever decide you are ready, we can just start with a conversation.

Nothing dramatic.

Just two people figuring it out.

As I sit with my coffee this morning, I keep thinking about something I hear a lot.“I was never any trouble.”They were t...
04/03/2026

As I sit with my coffee this morning, I keep thinking about something I hear a lot.

“I was never any trouble.”

They were the easy child.

Independent.
Mature.
Did not ask for much.
Did not cause scenes.

And everyone praised them for it.

You would think that would turn into confidence.

But often it turns into something else.

An adult who struggles to ask for help.
Who feels uncomfortable needing anything.
Who says “it’s fine” when it is not fine.

You learned early that being low maintenance kept things steady.

So now when you have a need, it feels inconvenient.

You downplay it.
You solve it yourself.
You tell yourself other people have it worse.

And if someone actually shows up for you properly, it can feel… unfamiliar.

I know this one personally.

There is something strange about being seen when you have spent most of your life being the one who copes quietly.

The hard part is this.

You got very good at not needing.

Now you do not know how to.

And that is not a personality flaw.

It is a pattern.

One that made sense once.

If this sounds like you, it is not about suddenly becoming demanding or dramatic.

It is about slowly learning that your needs do not make you a burden.

And if you are at the point where you are tired of carrying everything on your own, when you are ready, we can work on that together.

They have not replied in 12 minutes.Brain: Something is wrong.Me: They are probably busy.Brain: Busy doing what.Me: Livi...
02/03/2026

They have not replied in 12 minutes.

Brain: Something is wrong.
Me: They are probably busy.
Brain: Busy doing what.
Me: Living.
Brain: Or rethinking the entire friendship.

You laugh.

But this is what it feels like.

It is not drama.

It is your system trying to get ahead of rejection.

Because at some point in your life, distance meant danger.

So now silence feels loud.

And your mind tries to close the gap before it grows.

You are not weak for this.

You just learned to track connection closely.

Very closely.

If this is you, you are not alone.

Today I’m teaching people how to ask the hard questions and the skills to apply first aid for mental health.The kind of ...
01/03/2026

Today I’m teaching people how to ask the hard questions and the skills to apply first aid for mental health.

The kind of questions that stop someone sitting on their own with things.

Are you one of those people that can sense a 2% shift in someone’s energy from across a car park?You’ve basically got Je...
27/02/2026

Are you one of those people that can sense a 2% shift in someone’s energy from across a car park?

You’ve basically got Jedi level mood detection.

You can read the unspoken.

They walk into a room and something feels slightly different.

They use a word they do not usually use.

The message comes back without the usual kiss on the end.

There is a pause before they reply.

The tone is half a degree off.

Nothing dramatic.

Nothing you could screenshot as evidence.

Just enough.

And your brain goes…

Right.

Something’s changed.

It’s me.

Fix it.

You start replaying the last conversation.

Checking what you said.
How you said it.
Whether you missed something.

Because once upon a time, missing the shift mattered.

So now you track the micro signals.

The punctuation.
The timing.
The silence.

Most people would not even notice it.

You do.

And here is the exhausting part.

Most of the time they are not off with you.

They are tired.
Busy.
Thinking about something that has nothing to do with you.

But your system does not wait for confirmation.

It moves first.

Because reading the room used to keep you safe.

It is clever.

It helped you survive.

It is just tiring now.

And maybe you are allowed to receive a message
sit in a room
notice a pause

and not immediately assume you have done something wrong.

If you know, you know.

Tomorrow we record episode 100 of Tickety Boo.Still not entirely sure how that happened.Not everyone on here knows I’ve ...
26/02/2026

Tomorrow we record episode 100 of Tickety Boo.

Still not entirely sure how that happened.

Not everyone on here knows I’ve got a podcast.
It started in lockdown with the highly strategic plan of,
“Shall we just press record and see what happens?”

We genuinely had no idea what we were doing.

Apparently that was the formula.

Every Monday we talk about the things most people overthink at 2am.

We basically sit down and talk about the things people don’t say out loud.

Why you only feel worthy when you’re useful.
Why you keep repeating the same patterns.
Why chaos feels oddly comfortable.
Why being the strong one is exhausting.

If you fancy a listen, Tickety Boo’s on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

This is where the learning gets interesting.Students seeing, in real time, how the mind creates experience through sugge...
22/02/2026

This is where the learning gets interesting.

Students seeing, in real time, how the mind creates experience through suggestion.

No tricks.
No weird stuff.

Just watching the penny drop.

You say something.
The brain believes it.
The body follows.

And suddenly a lot of anxiety, confidence, habits… start to make sense.

This is why I love teaching this.

New student intake today.Nine months of training ahead… and Barney’s already claimed the best seat in the room.He’s been...
21/02/2026

New student intake today.

Nine months of training ahead… and Barney’s already claimed the best seat in the room.

He’s been at every course I’ve ever delivered.
Never late.
Never complains.
Still doesn’t know what hypnotherapy is 🤣

Waiting patiently for the door to open.

Here we go again.

I’m in Oslo this week delivering First Aid for Mental Health training.Different country.Same conversations.Pressure. Bur...
27/01/2026

I’m in Oslo this week delivering First Aid for Mental Health training.

Different country.
Same conversations.

Pressure. Burnout. Anxiety.
People doing their best to keep everything going while life keeps asking more of them.

What always strikes me is how universal this stuff is.
The countries change.
The labels change.
But the feelings don’t.

This work isn’t really about where you are.
It’s about people feeling understood, supported, and a bit less alone.

24/01/2026

Isn’t it mad how you can go through years of anxiety, trauma, and constant overthinking and just call it life.

It’s far from easy.
You just got really good at carrying it.

And one day you realise how much effort it took just to function.








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