Two’s A Crowd, Three’s A Party

I would say I can’t believe that this is the first post I’ve written this year; but we all know that I am the Queen of inconsistency on here nowadays. Which is actually a positive in comparison to a few years ago, when my overactive Ben-brain needed to overshare at an alarming rate. I always…

One (Baby) Step Closer

Almost a year on from my last post and I am pleased to say I made it through my first year of the counselling course! Year Two is now fast approaching and filling me with excitement but also dread, in equal measure. After being recently signed off as ‘fit to practice’ by my tutor, this…

Seeing A Therapist And Becoming One

I’m not quite sure how to start this post; I have a lot of thoughts and emotions swirling around inside my head and the best way for me to try and unpick and process them is to write it down. Last year and the beginning of this year I had become really consistent with journaling…

Loss

This blog page was my lifeline years ago; a space where I could write down all those messy thoughts and emotions and feel somewhat lighter after doing so. The fact I don’t really write on here anymore shows me the progress in the last 8 years; not to say I don’t get anxious anymore, I…

Some Christmas Thoughts

As always, this blog is being used as an outlet; something which is needed even more so at this time of year I find. I don’t even really know what I want to write, aside from that I’m struggling a bit today. And I guess it feels more prominent because only a matter of days…