What Counts As Emotional Abuse?
Emotional abuse can be really hard to pin down sometimes – because there aren’t any physical marks to point to, and that absence is so often paired with a lack...
Author: Joelle Theodoropoulos
Is your therapist actually LGBTQIA+ affirming? 7 signs to check
A genuinely LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist doesn’t just tolerate who you are; they actively work from the position that your identity isn’t the problem, and they’ll be able to tell you...
Why Is It So Hard to Leave an Abusive Relationship?
It can be brutally hard to leave an abusive relationship. There is nothing weak or stupid about that, not one bit. Abuse is often all you know; it’s familial, it’s...
Does ADHD Therapy Actually Work? What Evidence Shows
Yes, ADHD therapy works, but not the way most people expect it to. It won’t touch your core symptoms the way medication can, and anyone who tells you it will...
How long does counselling take? Here’s what actually decides it
There isn't a clean number for how long counselling takes, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. Here's what actually determines it, what the NHS and private therapy timelines...
FREE Meditation Workbook
Introducing our free 4-page meditation workbook What is this and why did I make it? I wanted to put something out there that people can actually use, not just read...
Is it too late to come out? Here is the honest answer
Coming out at 35, 45 or 60 is not a smaller version of coming out at 16, it is its own thing entirely, with its own grief and its own...
I think I’m autistic — 5 things to actually do next
You don't need a diagnosis to start understanding yourself as autistic, and with NHS waiting lists stretching into years, most people won't get one quickly anyway. Here's what the research...
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