Insights & reflections
This is a space where I share writings on mental health, therapy and the many experiences that shape our lives. Some posts may explore common challenges like burnout or grief, while others reflect on ideas from narrative therapy and the stories we live by. My hope is that these reflections offer you moments of recognition, encouragement and perhaps a new perspective to carry with you.
Speaking of suicide, ‘way out’ or ‘die’ thoughts
Bloom is an animated story about how the power of human connection can light us up when we feel stuck in the dark. I put it here to remember what we as humans may yearn for when ‘way out’ thoughts come around
Burning out: Haunted by the pressure of time
In his musings about free will and time, writer Oliver Burkeman advises that we should give up trying to reach a phase of life that’s problem-free.
Trauma: ‘But look at how far you have come’.
The papering over of hardship, perceiving people as doing just fine and ignoring pain, can feel invalidating and minimising.