Category: Elise

“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 …

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​​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 …

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“Am I living the life I want to live? Am I being the sort of person I really want to be?…Imagine looking back over your life. What would make you feel that your life had been worthwhile? What would make you feel that your life had been wasted?” – Timothy Freke  Maybe imagine that you …

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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 …

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