I’m crying while I write this. That feels like the right place to start. Recently I watched the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, a film about Love, Grief, Humanness, Healing whilst dying. It focused on Andrea Gibson and their partner Meg, and it cracked something open in me. I knew of Andrea […]
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Helping My Kids Grieve When My Own Heart Is Breaking. Parenting is already a lot. Parenting teenagers while perimenopausal, in a neurodivergent family, after the death of someone you all love? 10 out of 10 do not recommend doing all of that at once. And yet here we are. Big feelings in a neurodivergent family
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June is Pride Month – a time of celebration, resistance, remembrance, and love. At Nest Psychotherapy & Counselling, we’re proud to be a queer-affirming, inclusive practice that supports people of all genders, sexualities, and relationship styles. We believe that being an ally isn’t a label – it’s a practice. One that requires showing up, listening
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Inside an abusive relationship, it is hard to see clearly. You might be manipulated, love-bombed, blamed, or gaslit. It is only after creating distance from the relationship that many people start connecting the dots.
Intimate Partner Violence Insights: A Therapist’s View on It Ends With Us Read More »
Perimenopause doesn’t arrive quietly. Well, it definitely hasn’t for me. It crashes through your sense of self.
One minute you’re managing everything – the mental load, the household, the relationships – and the next, you’re struggling to remember words, snapping at your partner, and crying because someone left the milk out.
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