Rising Phoenix Counselling

21/04/2026

https://youtu.be/jGN2M1vA8wM?si=-zOjWgoEp9C4tiu_

20 likes, 28 comments. "When Daddy completed su***de | Therapist Poetry Podcast Ep11"

16/04/2026

You're not crazy, you were traumatised and possibly even retraumatised. You are reacting to the wound, just as you would bleed if physically wounded. You are not crazy, you are acting normal to abnormal experiences and circumstances. You are not crazy, this is how someone defines you to control you and skip accountability. You are not crazy, your brain is surviving the wound. You are not crazy, you are hurt. You are not broken, you are in pain. You don't need "fixing", you need to be heard, believed and seen.

09/03/2026

"Compassion for yourself is the foundation of resilience." Start there today.

24/02/2026

You are not behind. Healing does not follow a timeline. You're on your own path and that's enough. Be kind to yourself.

26/01/2026

It's okay if today is about just getting through, not 'thriving'. Survival is still a victory. Be proud of yourself.

12/01/2026

Healing doesn't mean forgetting. It means reclaiming. Your story is still yours, and so is your future.

05/01/2026

You don't have to start this week 'strong', just start. Small steps count, breathing counts, you count. There's no need to rush. Move at your own pace, celebrate the small wins, and be gentle with yourself.

01/01/2026

22/12/2025

However this week looks for you, allow yourself to move through it without judgement. You're allowed to change plans, shift energy and listen to your limits. Wishing you the comfort and kindness you deserve this festive period.

15/12/2025

This time of year can feel loud on the outside and quiet on the inside. Both can be heavy. Take things slowly and give yourself permission to withdraw when you need to.

23/11/2025

23/11/2025

We live in a world that refuses to see pain; it denies it, challenges us to smile, pull our socks up, get over it, man up, stop being a drama queen, attention seeker...to think positive...all the whilst denying our truth, reality and silencing our emotions.

Don't cry, don't expess anger, don't be scared...

It starts as early as childhood. Don't be naughty (have needs, a voice, express self), be good (blind obedience, conformity, people please...).

Then we continue to label those lost to us via su***de, pathologise pain; what's wrong with them? just junkies, anti-social, hot headed, weak, not right in the head....

As a survivor of trauma you not only learn that compassion wasn't found in who hurt you but in the world that allow it and created (conditioned and allowed them) the person or people who hurt you.

The world feels scary because you learn to feel alone in your pain and in feeling the world isn't on your side. Nobody understands and nobody will protect you. Not the system, not the culture and not those around you.

One feels defeated for these reasons.