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Sometimes people will ask - what is therapy even for? I asked myself this in the early days of therapist training, battling with various attitudes and beliefs about it that made me initially confused about whether it really is my purpose.  But now I know, and have seen it, and felt it.  Therapy is for finding parts of yourself you forgot about or pushed away. Especially those that once shone brightly, that you left somewhere after a bad experience in childhood. A part of you

This was my topic when I presented last week to a group of incredible adults (therapists, youth workers, teachers, managers) who dedicate their careers to working with young people who have had a rough start to life.  How can we really show up as present, regulated and whole, if we are not caring adequately for ourselves? My argument would be - we can't. 👀  I reflected on my experience of early career burnout, to give voice to what many early career psychologists go through.

I am often asked, "what is sex therapy?" I spend a lot of time explaining what it is not, but I want to focus on what it is.  The word 'sex' in itself is heavy with taboo, secrecy, discomfort, and embarrassment. I would argue, with passion and fervour, that sexual health and wellbeing is the 5th other ESSENTIAL component to physical health, mental health, emotional health, and spiritual health. I would argue that it is often left out and dismissed in medical and mental health