Navigating the Expat Experience: A Psychologist’s Perspective on Life in France

“What stands in the way, is the way” Marcus Aurelius  Embarking on an expat journey, however wonderful, comes with its share of challenges that may impact individuals’ emotional well-being and social functioning. Whilst there can be a lot of commonalities and overlappings; it is true to say that not everyone finds themself on the same …

Women’s embodied wellness and menstruation

​​Women’s embodied wellness and menstruation : for a full version of this blog post with foot notes and citations : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1snVGnIP5xLyOaXEfXZpLZcgRYz6CtZFfnwHGQq_RJoo/edit?usp=sharing A deeply impactful long spanning event in a woman’s embodied experience is the menstrual cycle. As a mental health practitioner, I am placed to support women to deepen their ongoing discovery as to how to …

BODY LOW SLOW LOOP

BLSL is a process which helps regulate the nervous system through enabling it to find movement and therefore discharge held tensions, stress, trauma and built up emotions. When practiced regularly it helps us to re-discover and build upon the natural capacity of the nervous system to do this automatically, which can be inhibited through our upbringing, social …

Identifying Resources

Becoming your ally: Identifying Resources.   For the day to day and to keep practitioner costs at a low it is a good idea to create a lifestyle around what resources us in our lives and a tangible action plan to maintain contact with – and build a life directed by that. I know this …