by Adrian Baxter | Nov 28, 2018 | stress relief, trauma
We think 60,000 thoughts a day They generally follow one another in a familiar pattern, run as an undercurrent every waking moment, follow us into sleep and influence our dreams. We may occasionally be aware of what we’re thinking but most of the time our thoughts...
by Gillian Padgett | Nov 21, 2018 | stress relief, trauma
Hoarding The only time I visited the home of a hoarder, the moment I stepped inside the front door I felt completely overwhelmed, claustrophobic and I desperately wanted to escape. There wasn’t a bare surface anywhere and it was a considerable challenge negotiating...
by Gillian Padgett | Nov 14, 2018 | stress relief, trauma
Finding Inner Strength During the most difficult times in my life, I have always found the greatest inspiration from the people who believed in me, that I would be fine and that everything would work out in the end – although the “how” was unknown. They were always...
by Gillian Padgett | Oct 10, 2018 | trauma
Awakening from Alzheimer’s One of the most heartbreaking times in my life was when I watched my mother slowly transition from an energetic, gentle artist and loving mother to a victim of Alzheimer’s. To begin with she was amusingly forgetful and would stock the...
by Gillian Padgett | Oct 3, 2018 | trauma
Andrew’s busy and strict parents did not tolerate the normal outbursts of a small child who has multiple tumbles and tantrums a day while discovering the world. At an early age he learnt to suppress his feelings. “Be a man” became his mantra in times of pain or...
by Gillian Padgett | Aug 16, 2018 | trauma
Being told one has a dreadful illness can cause shock, fear and inner turmoil. We may want to lash out at every single healthy person we see, or run away to a desert island or a favourite holiday spot. We may go numb, phase out of conversations, forget facts, shut...
