Teddy and the Toy Box
Teddy and The Toy Box – A Therapeutic Story for Trauma. Today my blog post is simply going to be a story about a little teddy bear. It is a therapeutic story for trauma designed to speak to the child within us. Or to the part of us that most needs to hear it. So without overthinking it, sit back, relax and enjoy the read… Once Upon A Time… In a box, under a bed, in a house far away, there lived lots of different toys. There were chattering lips that raced around when they were fully wound up and magic 8 balls that thought they had the answer to everything. There was a square metallic Robot who was very clever and a soft smiling red cushion. Oh yes, and sat on a shelf above a bed was a beautiful Fairy in a green dress. She had a magic wand!…
Trauma and the Authentic Self
Trauma and the Authentic Self This powerful therapeutic exercise will help you discover who you really are (your authentic self) and separate that from the version of ourselves that we present to the world. Be Yourself. Everyone else is already taken Oscar wilde How many times have you heard people to say to you “Just be yourself”? The term is thrown around a lot but what exactly does it mean? In my last post I talked about learning to love ourselves, but how can we do that if we don’t know who exactly we are loving? In order for us to truly be able to stand in our truth and proclaim to the world “this is who I am!” we first need to take a closer look at ourselves to figure out exactly what constitutes ‘I’ or ‘me’. Now believe me, I completely get that it is far easier to…
Setting Healthy Boundaries and Learning To Say No
Set Healthy Boundaries and Learn To Say No Setting healthy boundaries which can involve having to say no, is something that nobody teaches us and yet we are all expected to know how to do. It can be difficult to juggle family, work, relationships, social life and still find time for ourselves. We have all experienced times of overwhelm and putting ourselves last. Perhaps because we feel there is so much to do or other people to take care of. SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES – BE CLEAR By setting healthy boundaries you will have more energy, time, space and you will feel so much happier in your life. This then ripples out to your relationships, work, family and personal time. Meaning you have a happier and more fulfilled life. In order to do this successfully it’s really important to be clear in your language and expectation. Both with yourself and with…