Author: Sarah McGrath
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Lost Dreams
Feeling lost and detached – from the person you thought you’d be to the places you thought you’d reach in life but didn’t – is a common phenomenon for everyone. I’m yet to meet a person who hasn’t experienced bewilderment. Sometimes the journey and the path which led to where you are now hold choices…
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The stories we tell ourselves
As human beings, we’ve been meaning-making creatures since times before cave drawings and agriculture. We make meaning in the lives we lead – meaning in who we are and meaning in our relationships. Sometimes we make mistakes and other times violations against us occur. When we are alone with these types of experiences, we are…
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You must believe
Typically, when a client enters counselling, there’s been a big event – or unfortunately, for many, there’s been a long list of things – which led them to counselling. When someone undergoes multiple stressors, they may start to feel disconnected from the things they used to feel and believe. You may stop believing most people…
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There’s a reason you like yourself more in forests
As a psychotherapist, many clients come with anxieties. In particular, anxieties about themselves – Did I do everything right? Am I good enough? Will future-me cope? Many anxious clients will have a whole armory of self-critical tools, an internal reflex where this unkind and merciless inner voice will conduct midnight meetings in which every scenario…
