“The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother” ~ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America....

People with BPD can have unbearable rage states where “keeping still and reflecting in mindfulness” is not an option. Criticism,...

BPD Awareness week is from 1 – 7th October, 2020. This year's campaign, 'Flipping the Script: Changing the Narrative on BPD' aims to...

Part of the criteria for a BPD diagnosis is chronic emptiness and a persistently unstable self-image or sense of self. People with BPD...

As a therapist I’m interested not only in the way humans interact with each other, but I’m curious about their motives, their fears and...

Self-esteem and confidence are quite abstract and nebulous concepts. It can difficult to know ourselves what it looks and feels like if...

Active BPD feels like being lost in a desert, falling down sand hills and being swallowed up by the endless shifting sands of fiery...

Food is Life Food, water and shelter are paramount to life. Living well involves making the right choices if you are able to. The ability...

Meditation and mindfulness This is always recommended by therapists. I’ve meditated on and off for many years. I’ve never reached...

Secure attachment is one of the most basic needs of babies, children, friends, partners and family. Strong relationships between...

As a mental health professional, it can be career damaging to tell clients or other mental health professionals you have a lived...

People with histories of trauma, borderline personality disorder and/or PTSD usually, but not always have a history of sexual abuse,...

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...

This morning I woke up early, grumpy and tired. Mooched around the house drinking coffee and feeling sad for myself. Then I spotted my...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has to be one of the most maligned and stigmatised conditions there is in mental health. There are...

One of the most interesting and vital parts of my training as a counsellor involved completing an intensive training course in Couples...

What exactly is therapy and what is a counselling therapist? A Psychiatrist is a doctor who specialised in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are...

Anxiety happens when your personal situation overwhelms your body’s ability to cope with it and you have a body response to it. Do you...