Do you suffer from unmet expectations and hate occasions like New Years and Birthdays, or have you found a way to own the narrative and empower yourself?

My understanding of schema therapy, unrepentant standards and of course my own unique application requiring an after dark, winter, river swim post recording.

Reflection is key, but sometimes our we sabotage the value of this process by finding ourselves unfairly lacking. How can we choose our own narrative without falling into this trap…

A deep dive into communication after the last episode had me discovering that all is not what is seems, maybe I have some work to do! This is me openly sharing what I discovered I could do better, I hope it helps you too!

Musings on my current understanding of how two way communication impacts being vulnerable with others.

Short (ish) discussion sharing my unique understanding of few key terms and concepts, including Trauma, PTSD, PTG and Resilience.

With a couple of snapshots from the book Upside: The New Science of Post-Traumatic Growth by Jim Rendon. https://www.booktopia.com.au/upside-jim-rendon/book/9781476761657.html

There is power in recognising that we focus only on parts of a whole. Multiple things can be true at one time and a story or memory can’t hold them all, so where will you focus?

Try the caption challenge. In this photo I was two days post surgery for a fractured femur and standing on one leg. It was at least a year before I felt like myself again. But what an awesome sunset… and how amazing that I chose to be there at that moment!

A quick chat about why we are here and what I want to share. Be kind, everyone starts somewhere…