Something I explain to nearly every client: when you avoid a feared situation, the immediate relief teaches your nervous system that the threat was real. You never stayed long enough to lear...
Had a rough morning. Woke up with that heavy chest feeling and couldn't focus on anything. Tried the 5-4-3-2-1 thing for the first time properly – five things I could see, four I could touch...
OK so I've been doing this for three months now and I genuinely can't believe the difference. I used to have full-blown panic attacks in supermarkets. Like, abandon-the-trolley-and-leave lev...
Breathe in for 4 counts. Hold for 4. Out for 4. Hold for 4. Repeat. I do this at my desk, in the car, in bed. It's the one thing that consistently takes the edge off. Nothing fancy. Just wor...
My therapist gave me this one: write down the worry, then ask 'what's the evidence for this?' and 'what's the evidence against it?' Then ask 'what would I tell a friend who had this worry?'...
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It was just to book a dentist appointment. Took me twenty minutes of staring at my phone before I dialled. But I did it. My voice was shaky and I forgot to ask about parking. But I did it.
Hey everyone! I thought we could try a gentle weekly challenge. This week's challenge: say hi, good morning, or just nod and smile at one stranger. That's it. Could be the postman, someone i...
I know this sounds small but it's huge for me. I was at dinner with friends and my order came out wrong. Old me would have just eaten it silently and felt miserable. But this time I caught t...
