Holly Price Therapist

Holly Price Therapist Therapist for women navigating self-worth, identity & the emotional weight of modern life.

February reflections 🤍
01/03/2026

February reflections 🤍

Sorry not sorry for the lack of posts - I’ve been working through my January to do list ☺️Emails and DMs still open of c...
29/01/2026

Sorry not sorry for the lack of posts - I’ve been working through my January to do list ☺️

Emails and DMs still open of course🤍

I know you might not believe this but low self-worth isn’t a personality flaw (honestly!).It’s something your system lea...
13/01/2026

I know you might not believe this but low self-worth isn’t a personality flaw (honestly!).
It’s something your system learned along the way.

But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it.

In therapy, I’m not trying to “fix” you or force confidence. We just get curious about where these patterns came from and why they once made sense.

A lot of self-doubt is your nervous system doing its best to keep you SAFE (even if it’s now not working for you).

Sometimes we just need to slow it right down, make space and work gently with what’s been going on. Just trying to understanding yourself a bit more can be such a game changer.

That’s where things can start to shift 🤍

HNY. Go gently 🤍
05/01/2026

HNY. Go gently 🤍

A therapist’s take on why exhaustion has become a status symbol (and why it’s quietly breaking us).Somewhere along the w...
11/12/2025

A therapist’s take on why exhaustion has become a status symbol (and why it’s quietly breaking us).

Somewhere along the way, exhaustion stopped being a warning sign… and started being proof that we’re trying hard enough.

I see it all the time in therapy - women running on fumes while holding together careers, homes, families, emotional labour and a silent belief that rest has to be earned.

We’ve normalised:
• being tired as a personality
• overworking as commitment
• canceling our own needs as “being a good mum/partner/employee”
• feeling disconnected as just part of modern life

And the consequence?
Women sitting in therapy feeling like they’re failing, when really… they’re burnt out from carrying things they were never meant to carry alone.

Exhaustion isn’t a badge of honour.

It’s your body saying: I’m at my limit (and I need you to come back to me.)

If you recognise yourself in this, you’re not weak. You’re not dramatic. You’re not “just tired.”
You’re human! And you deserve a life where rest isn’t something you have to justify.

A few things I often explore with clients:
• What beliefs taught you that slowing down makes you “less”?
• Where did you learn that your worth is tied to what you produce?
• What would change if exhaustion wasn’t the measure of a good day?
• How can you begin replacing self-sacrifice with self-connection?

You don’t need to prove you’re coping by pushing through.

You don’t need to live at the edge of your capacity to belong.

You’re allowed to choose gentler rhythms - even when the world rewards the opposite.

If this is landing with you, you’re not alone.
And you’re allowed to want something different.

It’s early December - that strange point in the year where the pressure starts quietly stacking itself: end-of-year dead...
03/12/2025

It’s early December - that strange point in the year where the pressure starts quietly stacking itself: end-of-year deadlines, social plans you haven’t emotionally caught up with, family expectations, the mental load of “wrapping everything up” (literally and figuratively 🫠) and you’re still expected to function like a regulated, well-rested human being.

This is the time of year when emotional overload slips in quietly.
Not because you’re “not coping”, but because you’re carrying too much and haven’t had a moment to process any of it.

A couple of things that genuinely help when you feel mentally maxed out:

1. Reduce the invisible load
If your brain is spinning, try writing down only the things you’re responsible for today.
Not the whole month. Not the whole to-do list. Just today.
Your nervous system responds to what feels manageable.

2. Stop matching everyone else’s pace
December moves at a speed that most human beings cannot sustain.
Slow your rhythm where you can - fewer yeses, longer pauses, more breathing room between tasks.

And if everything feels “a lot” right now, you’re not behind or failing.
Your brain is simply signalling that it’s reached capacity - which is something you can support, not something you need to shame yourself for.

Save this if you need the reminder over the next few weeks 🤍

So many women spend years thinking their low self-worth is a personal flaw - something they should have figured out by n...
25/11/2025

So many women spend years thinking their low self-worth is a personal flaw - something they should have figured out by now.
But the truth is, most of it comes from living in a world that has taught you to shrink yourself, second-guess yourself, and carry far more than you were ever meant to hold alone.

If you’ve ever felt like you can’t trust your own voice… or that you’re somehow “behind” on things everyone else seems to manage effortlessly… you’re not imagining it.
You’ve just never been given the space to explore where those feelings come from.

That’s why I share things like this. not because I have the answers, but because I know how heavy it feels when you don’t have the words for what’s going on inside you.
And sometimes the smallest moment of recognition can take the weight off your shoulders, even just a little.

If something in this landed with you, I’m really glad you’re here.
You deserve spaces that feel grounding, gentle, and honest (especially on the days you feel furthest from yourself.) 🤍

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23/11/2025

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You know that moment where one tiny thing tips you over the edge and suddenly you’re in the kitchen literally crying ove...
04/11/2025

You know that moment where one tiny thing tips you over the edge and suddenly you’re in the kitchen literally crying over spilled milk, convinced you can’t cope?

I’ve been there. That’s emotional overload.
Your system’s way of saying: “I’ve been holding too much for too long.”

It doesn’t mean you’re weak or dramatic. It means you’re human, and your body is asking for relief.

You just might need to understand why your mind and body hit that point and how to catch yourself before you spiral into panic, guilt, or shutdown 🤍

If you’ve been running on fumes lately, this is your reminder: you don’t have to hold it all together alone.

✨ Save this for when everything feels like too much.

If Sunday nights make you feel heavy or anxious, you’re not alone. The pressure to have everything ‘sorted’ before Monda...
26/10/2025

If Sunday nights make you feel heavy or anxious, you’re not alone. The pressure to have everything ‘sorted’ before Monday can weigh so much (especially when you already carry the mental load of everyone else’s needs)

This week, try gentleness instead of control. Trust instead of overthinking. Rest instead of guilt.

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