Embodied InPsych

07/04/2023

18/01/2022

New comic! Tightrope

18/01/2022

15/01/2022

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”~Martin Luther King Jr.

12/01/2022

Instead of trying to suppress or ignore self-defeating thoughts as they arise, get curious.

You don't need to "silence" your imposter. Instead, ask what these thoughts might be signposting or what they are trying to protect you from, no matter how misguided the "protection" is.

Are you buying into an old narrative that no longer serves you? Are you stepping out of your comfort zone and feeling insecure about it?

Acknowledge your inner imposter, accept your difficult emotions with compassion, and choose to move forward to what matters in spite of it all.

11/01/2022

Grief is the ultimate teacher. It demands the learning of patience, compassion, and gentle acceptance. Our job with grief is, quite simply, to show up to it and to acknowledge that we don't feel okay. And that it's okay not to feel okay.

08/01/2022

How well is your 'comfort zone' serving you?

'The comfort zone can, become a prison or a trap, particularly if you are there because of fear and avoidance.' says Clinical Psychologist, Dr Roberta Babb in this Guardian article: bit.ly/GuardianCmfrtZne

08/01/2022

Change is seen as a one-time event. You set a New Year’s resolution and visualize yourself having achieved it. But change is a process, not an event.