Be Kind To Yourself Therapy

12/04/2026

I messed the weeks up woops!!!. He re's what should have gone out last week.

Today I appreciate my imperfections.

10/04/2026

So we have a new member added to our cat family!!!! A stray cat, unclaimed for over 7 weeks, not microchipped, was eating out of bins and was very hungry and tired, has found his way into our hearts and our home.

Have you ever found yourself agreeing to something and wondering if it was a good idea but only after you agreed to it? Well we have Yikes!!!!

The thing I tell myself clients to do, did not work here for me. I often sugges a response like "leave it with me" to give yourself time to think about your capacity. I forgot to use it here for myself.

This should be fun :-)

08/04/2026

06/04/2026

Monday Intention

05/04/2026

Have a think about this one as often we are not aware. When we know the answer we are better able to make a plan to help ourselves.

It might be something like:
• Being in a rush
• Crowded places
• Loud noises

You could help uourself by:
• Giving yourself plenty of time
• Choosing the times you visit places
• Bring headphones to listen yo your own music

Hope this helps

30/03/2026

What might you give yourself this week as part of the Monday Intentions?

Setting yourself up with a good intention for the week can really set the tempo for the week ahead.

This week I give myself permission to switch off and be with family.

27/03/2026

I have a list of 50 things to do before I'm 50 and these are just some. It's pretty cool ticking things off the list. This list has kept me thinking about how I spend my time and who I share it with. On my list is a lot of things around being present too. This is very important to me.

Do you have goals you are working towards for the yearoe quarter ahead?

25/03/2026

Both of these were gifts from two different people we love. I find it funny that both of these are true at the same time.

Our house is busy and sometimes there are not enough hours to keep on top of it and equally it is a very welcome home to all who cross the door.

I often speak about this with clients and remind them that two things can be true at the same time.

What do you think of this?

23/03/2026

Maybe this week you want to move your body more, move your perspective a little or move your opinion on to something else.

What sort of move will you make this week towards what's important to you?

22/03/2026

The Sunday Journal - Week 12

When thinking about this entry think about what are you afraid to share and how might you be able to open a conversation about it.

You may ask someone's opinion on the topic?
Maybe you could share an experience?
Maybe you could do something outside your comfort zone?

Let me know how you get on.

20/03/2026

Holy moley!!!!! As of last weekend I am 9 runs away from 10km. I am both excited and terrified at he same time.

The reality is that our brains cannot tell the difference between something exciting or something scary. Because both excitement and nervousness trigger the sympathetic nervous system and the reactions in the body are the same: increased heart rate, faster breathing, dilated pupils, heightened muscle tension, and sharpened attention, our gut churns, our palms may sweat and blood moves to your limbs.

The biggest difference is the story we tell ourselves about the event. So in this example instead of me thinking:
"Oh no I'll never be able to run 10km" I can think "Yikes I'm nervous about running 10km however I'm certain I can do this after all the work I've been putting in."

Try giving this a go. Know that your body responds in the same way and change how you talk to yourself about the event.

18/03/2026

A few things you probably didn't need to know about me but I'm sharingvwith you anyway:
🌍 I've visited 20 countries which means I have absolutely no excuse for not being worldly. Yet here I am at this magnificent age and I still get freaked out by a mouse or a rat.
🐭 Yes. MICE (and rats)!! A small, barely-there creature that could fit in a teaspoon freaks me OUT. I help people face their fears for a living. The irony is not lost on me.
📚 I read/listen to at least 2 books a month, which I use to balance out my love/hate relationship with running. Mind you I often have to go to music when I run to keep me feeling upbeat. Some days I love running, some days I don't but I do it anyway because I always feel better AFTER the run is done.
🏋️ Late starter? Absolutely. I came to driving, motherhood, having my own business, and lifting weights nice and late in my life. Turns out the best chapters don't always start on time.
✈️ And in 2026, after a 27-year wait, I am FINALLY getting to holiday in Australia. Twenty-seven years. I've visited 20 countries and somehow kept missing an entire continent - the very place I left Ireland for.

Being a therapist is genuinely one of my favourite things to be because it means I get to sit with really wonderful humans doing really hard things, and occasionally remind them (and myself) that being a mess and being brilliant are not mutually exclusive.

I also love being a therapist mostly because I genuinely love the work and partly because it turns out I needed most of what I now teach.
Still working on the mouse thing though. Some battles are ongoing. 🐭

Save this if you need a reminder that you don't have to have it all figured out to be doing something meaningful. Late starters, work-in-progress humans, and fellow mouse-avoiders all are welcome.