Tina People Therapy

17/04/2026

⬆️ This is a hard truth that helps with releasing judgment😮‍💨

Notice the type of judgements you make on others, and reflect on how that shows up in the critiques you have for yourself📝

16/04/2026

16/04/2026

09/04/2026

Caring for yourself before burnout

is not indulgence; it’s wisdom.


Comment a 🌈 if you agree! What is one thing you do to avoid burnout?

07/04/2026

28/03/2026

20/03/2026

Probably more than we like to admit.

We tend to treat the “ostrich response” as something shameful, as if looking away means we’ve failed to engage with the world properly. I believe it is often a form of necessary protection.

We are literally not built to absorb everything. Not the sheer volume, not the pace, not the constant stream of things we’re expected to process and respond to.

When we try, in the hope of being more informed, we become overwhelmed, flooded, or numb.

It probably doesn’t help that the amount of wild news we’ve had in the past two and a half months feels like what used to unfold over a year… if not five.

At that point, it stops being useful and it just becomes weight that we have to carry.

We carry it in subtle ways, in our body, in our mood and in our sense of safety in the world.

So the work isn’t to force ourselves to stay open to everything at all times. It’s to know our own limits. To recognise we need boundaries.

Some days we might be able to take more in. Other days, when life already feels heavy, even the headlines can simply be too much. And it matters to know that.

Looking away, briefly, is important regulation.

For me, it’s the headlines in the morning, and maybe once more later in the day. Enough to stay connected, not so much that I lose myself in it.

When we recognise that we can step in to and step away from the constant battery of news and information, it means we have the emotional capacity to connect to ourselves and connect to others.

Connection is at the heart of being human. That connection enables us to make a difference. The news carries on well enough without us! It doesn’t need us. But our family, friends and colleagues do need our emotional presence.

That is why being an ostrich from time to time is a useful and valid behaviour 🐦 💕

12/03/2026

Too often we get sucked into the vortex of doom scrolling. That habit, for many of us, is already in place. So, why not redirect it towards something that makes you feel good instead?

Say YES if you’re willing to give it a go. Which idea from this list resonates with you most?