145. Burnout – An Interview with Dr. Claire Plumbly

Burnout – it’s a phrase that so many of us have heard, but what does it mean, especially for those with a history of trauma? Listen as Dr. Claire Plumbly explains why burnout can be so difficult to recognise, and...

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13 Dec 2024

145. Burnout – An Interview with Dr. Claire Plumbly

06 Dec 2024

144. Listening To My Inner Child

Our listener this week shares how she felt manipulated and silenced by her adoptive mother, describing how even her father’s death was weaponised against her. Now she’s no contact and struggling to speak up in her current relationships, she asks how she can begin to repair the lingering wounds of her childhood. You’re Not […]

29 Nov 2024

143. Just About Coping – An Interview with Dr. Natalie Cawley

As a psychotherapist and counselling psychologist within the NHS, our guest Dr. Natalie Cawley is no stranger to both sides of the therapy chair. Listen as she shares an invaluable look into how her own past has shaped her practice, and the lessons she’s learned from ‘failed’ relationships and working with vulnerable and inspiring people. […]

22 Nov 2024

142. Should I Really Be No Contact?

Driven by a fierce desire to protect her brother from her mother’s ‘poison’, our listener yearns for a relationship with the sibling she tried desperately to protect. But as Katie and Helen peel back the layers of her complicated family dynamics, our listener learns there’s so much more to her story than she first thought. […]

15 Nov 2024

141. Is He a Golden or Gilded Child?

08 Nov 2024

140. I Had To Play The Moods

As our listener is coming to terms with her emotionally abusive childhood, she asks for our help understanding the lasting impact of suppressing her emotions and ‘playing the moods’ of her father. After working hard to break the cycle for her own children, she’s trying to model healthy communication and relationships for them – but […]

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