You don’t have to do it alone

You don’t have to do it alone

Maria was well dressed when she arrived for her appointment.  I knew very little about her, other than she worked in a management role and had just come from her office to mine. She appeared a little cautious and hesitant as we chatted about the easy stuff, like life...
“Why am I second-guessing myself lately?”

“Why am I second-guessing myself lately?”

Majella (not her real name) was in trouble. For the first time ever, her confidence in her own competence seemed to be in doubt and it was unnerving! Her role in senior management was full throttle and she’d always liked it that way, but lately, she was doing...
“I feel guilty when I take time for me”

“I feel guilty when I take time for me”

Elizabeth (not her real name) started to cry almost as soon as she sat down in the clinic chair. She’d scheduled our appointment because she was tired of feeling exhausted and overwhelmed all the time and she just couldn’t keep going anymore. “My family just don’t see...
Not another Covid Stone

Not another Covid Stone

Brenda (not her real name), sat opposite me last June, feeling fed up and upset at how she’d let things slip. She was heading into summer and none of her clothes fit her anymore. She felt fat, frumpy, and frustrated because she’d never been this heavy before and she...