self-discovery
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Looking for positives with my counsellor
Migraines I started with migraines, and ended with migraines! To keep things simple, I’ll just talk…
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Counselling: overdoses, joint therapy, and sex
Overdose I shared that I’d taken an overdose a year ago in an attempt to kill…
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Body positivity post surgery
I’m sad that it’s winter, but I’m looking forward to the summer and exploring more nudist…
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Learning about context switching
Some mornings I have back to back meetings. This is as problem for a number of…
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Picking up from the bar meal
Sex talk Getting into the right headspace After work, I had a couple of gummies, had…
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Remembering November 2023
I’ve been re-reading my first blog entries from November last year (Nov 2023 – Eunuchorn). I…
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Al Anon
Background I grew up in a family where my mum and my nan were both religious.…
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Pedestals
When we first met, I worshiped the man who was to become my husband. He is…
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Reflecting on the bad meal
Counselling It’s usual in counselling to recap anything significant that’s happened in the period since the…
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Last mental health nurse this year
Asking for me time I am struggling to feel OK to do the things I need…
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A November dream
The dream Today’s counselling session began by me recounting a dream I had last night: My…
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The magic pill
The question I was chatting with a friend and he mentioned a question that’s often asked…
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Discussing meltdowns
Meltdowns Today at counselling I wanted to talk about my meltdowns. Sometimes I get angry –…
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Anniversary of my first blog post
A year ago today I wrote my first blog post (A second coming out?). It was…
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Three brains models: interpreting shutdowns
When I last saw the mentally health nurse, she talked about “the the brains”: our logical…
