After yesterday, when I really felt like I was on the fairground ride called 'Spinning cups' and was so desperate to get my feet on solid...

[Maybe a bit dramatic but some days just get you d-o-w-n.] May I just step off our beloved Mother Earth for a moment please? Today's...

Breathe, just breathe. Just need to check I have had my blood pressure tablet today. I know my heart is racing. Definitely a time that I...

Do you ever feel that you wake up and as soon as you get out of bed, you step on a treadmill that is going faster than you can manage....

Our play therapy training was a mixture of experiential, theoretic and practical activities. One of the training sessions during our...

Five strangers visited our house today. They were all booked into my diary so I knew they were coming but was not sure of definite times....

This morning was always going to be difficult. Two issues. Firstly, I had to care for my dad myself as those wonderful carers would not...

Everyone should have such a space. I knew all about the importance of safe spaces because I had learnt about them on my play therapy...

You know you're exhausted and spiralling when... You completely forget to organise his nightly meds. [Was sure I had done it, must have...

This post relates to the previous post with the therapeutic story. I guess you know by now that my thoughts bounce around haphazardly....

[This is a therapeutic story I wrote during my first year of training to become a play therapist. I am posting it as yesterday (almost...

The analogy of turning a tap on or off came to mind when thinking about my emotional state during the past week. There is so much going...

Third day home and feel like I have not been away. I accidentally took a photo of myself whilst at the lakeside the other day. I pressed...

We went away for a much-needed rest last weekend. I had chosen a scenic, tranquil place up North that encompasses the water and vast...

This topic has come to the forefront of my mind as my dad's caseworker brought it up the other day. He has had both male and female...

I watched and closely followed my Mum's way of interacting with others. Her way seemed the right way to me and may I even say her way...

Huge topic, I know but my observations of this started when I was four years old. There are two strands to this post. I noticed how...

'Don't tell anyone anything that happens in our home or within the family.' My Mum drilled this into me from a very young age. The...

Phew, my husband has at last tested negative for Covid-19. What a relief! I have been so worried about him this past week. It is the...

It has been a difficult few weeks and at times, I have had no energy, no sleep and no time for me. So what has kept me going? Well...