So if you're someone who is struggling with being in the dark valley, whatever that pain might be, take a moment to remind yourself, body, mind, soul, emotions, all of you... that flowers grow in the valley.

EMDR reprocessing can lead to significant changes in daily life. Clients often feel a sense of relief, increased emotional regulation, and a newfound ability to cope with stressors. The reprocessed memories become less intrusive, allowing you to move forward in life with greater peace and resilience.

Short video explaining trauma's impact on the brain

The window of tolerance is a way to understand what happens in your mind, body, emotions and behaviours.

It is a really normal thing for people to feel some level of stress or anxiety in a day and our bodies then need to release that energy.

Counselling can seem like a scary thing to do for so many reasons. It is hard to start something new. Here are some things which might help.

We all have ways that we have learned to manage the difficulty and stress in life.

We are all broken people. Living in a broken world. Surrounded by other broken people. We find the most pain when these tender places are...

We can assure you that there’s nothing creepy or spooky about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). And it’s not connected with anything that might be considered unbiblical or spiritually unsound.

One of my favourite ways to help calm my own mind and body is through a breathing exercise which incorporates Psalm 46:10.

Being enough means not being perfect. It means being approachable, being broken, being a seeker of renewed relationships, and ...

It takes incredible courage to do the kind of deep-heart work that people do in counselling.

You're worth protecting. Sit with that for a moment. Now take a deep breath and read it again... You are worth protecting.

I talk to a lot of people about fried eggs. They are a great way to reflect on a common area of struggle: control.

Noticing average things as being okay means noticing that certain things are actually predictable in a way that isn't harmful.

If you're considering trying EMDR, you might be interested in what others have to say about it as an approach.

Part of what makes the botanical gardens beautiful are the boundaries. If you come into the botanical gardens and dig up roses and step all

It's okay to not be okay . . . but it's not okay to stay that way. We all have times in life where we are struggling more than normal.

There are lots of books on counselling and self-help out there, but one in particular that has my attention at the moment is the book Try...

One approach to defining trauma uses 3 E's: Event, Experience, Effect