02/09/2025
📚 Reading never came easy for me…
At school, I really struggled. I couldn’t connect with the books on the curriculum, and even though I had the “good girl” label and tried my hardest, my mind would wander off somewhere else.
Everything changed when a teacher suggested to my mum: “Just find her something she enjoys.”
One romance novel later, I was hooked and it opened a whole new door for me.
Even now, I’m not the quickest reader, and if something doesn’t grip me, my mind still drifts.
But that teacher made such a difference to 15-year-old me, who was struggling with so many other things at the time.
As you can imaging, doing my counselling qualifications with five years of studying, reading, and learning - wasn’t always easy, but I discovered that I could absorb what I needed in my own way, and that was enough to help me become the counsellor I am today.
Now, I keep my learning alive by choosing books and magazines that truly engage me…. like this monthly therapy magazine. It helps me grow, not just for my clients, but for myself too.
💡 The old story of “I’m not academic” doesn’t define me anymore. Instead, I embrace my unique way of learning and celebrate it.
Maybe that’s the real message here: find your unique way, and embrace it fully 🦋