You can be the woman everyone relies on and still find it difficult to receive care. Explore hyper-independence, emotional parentification and the cost of carrying everything alone.

Growing up with emotionally immature parents often means learning to suppress your own needs in order to care for others. This article explores parentification, hyper-independence, trauma responses and the hidden exhaustion of becoming “the strong one” too early.

Looking for the right therapy services in Leeds? Discover what truly matters when choosing a therapist from approach and experience to finding the right personal connection.

There’s a moment many people know well. You’ve just met someone, and suddenly everything feels electric. The texts are constant. The connection feels intense, intimate, almost fated. You feel seen in a way you haven’t for a long time. And then the question quietly appears: Is this real connection… or am I being love bombed? What is Love Bombing? Love-bombing is a pattern of behaviour in which excessive affection, attention, praise, or declarations of love are used to rapidly

Have you ever found yourself reacting in ways that feel completely out of proportion? Saying yes when you mean no, shutting down emotionally, lashing out or feeling deep shame for things that happened long ago? It might be confusing and you might think something is wrong with you. One way to explore that experience is through the language of parts. I use parts-informed reflection to explore conflicting feelings, protective patterns and unmet needs. It offers a therapeutic fra

Reclaim your voice and power. Learn how to stop playing small and become the main character of your life with trauma-informed healing and therapy.

This topic may bring up a lot. Read at your own pace, pause when you need and consider what support would help you feel grounded. Early caregiving can influence how we experience care and closeness. It is one part of a much larger story that includes other relationships and later experiences. Your relationship with your mother may have mattered deeply without determining everything about you or your future. And yet, we don’t talk enough about the grief that can come with moth

Have you ever found yourself craving your therapist’s approval, feeling extra sensitive to their words or even feeling a strange pull towards them? You’re not alone. Strong feelings towards a therapist can have several meanings. Transference is one way of understanding how expectations and feelings from other relationships may enter therapy. Not every attachment or attraction is maternal transference. But is it healthy? Let’s talk about it. What Is Maternal Transference? Mate

What Are Core Childhood Wounds? “Childhood wounds” is one way of describing the emotional impact of early experiences and unmet needs. It is a reflective metaphor, rather than a medical diagnosis or a fixed scientific classification. You might recognise some of the themes below, find that several overlap or prefer different language altogether. "I am unlovable." "I am not enough." "I am powerless." Early experiences can be one influence on how you relate to yourself and other

This article will teach you the signs of the mother wounds and explain how you can heal it.