Florence Thum - Psychotherapist

14/12/2025

Lived experience changes us in ways knowledge alone never can.
Every mistake, every attempt, every stumble is a form of wisdom.
You know more than you give yourself credit for.

What did 2024 teach you?

12/12/2025

Stillness isn’t empty. It’s when life catches up with you.
In stillness, you hear what the year tried to teach.
You sense what is ready to bloom.

09/12/2025

Discernment is noticing who nourishes you and who drains you. Some people are meant for a moment; others for a season; a rare few for the long road.
💕Who truly belongs in your inner circle?

07/12/2025

It’s uncomfortable to realise how often we reject ideas, people, or possibilities simply because they unsettle us.
Curiosity softens that edge.
❓What if there’s more to learn here?
❓What if the unfamiliar is actually an invitation?

07/12/2025

In the name of love...

What happens when parents overhelp? A new meta-analysis of 44 studies (21,607 participants) reveals a clear pattern: Overparenting is linked to poorer mental health, especially higher depression and anxiety. The catch? These effects aren’t universal. -In Western cultures, overparenting tends to fu...

30/11/2025

Wholeness isn’t about perfection. It’s remembering every version of yourself, and welcoming them all home.
💡What would you welcome of your past self?

28/11/2025

Sometimes life asks us to unlearn everything we thought we knew about who we are.

I began writing in the quiet unravelling of a 20-year marriage to make sense of the transitional space I found myself, and as a way of finding my way back to myself. It has been a therapeutic journey of reclaiming the self.

What emerged became "First You Have to Say Goodbye" - a book of poetry and prose about loss, identity, and transformation.

It’s not a story of endings, but of becoming - of standing at a crossroad, wondering how to re-enter life when the old maps can no longer show the way.

I wrote it in the same spirit that guides my professional work - reflection as a pathway to self-awareness, healing, and (self) leadership grounded in humanity.

"First You Have to Say Goodbye" is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Links in Comments.

I hope it finds you, when you’re ready. It is my invitation for you to consider the possibility of different ways of being in the world.

27/11/2025

The pause between what’s known and unknown is sacred ground.
❓ What are you still learning to trust?

25/11/2025

Growth isn’t a straight line — it’s a spiral that returns, each time, with more understanding.
🦉What have you learned about yourself this season?

23/11/2025

Sometimes, we don’t just read books — they read us.
📚 What book saw you before you saw yourself?

19/11/2025

Language shapes connection.
Today, notice how your words create distance — or closeness.

📝 Write about a word that feels like home.

18/11/2025

Belonging begins when we no longer hide our becoming.
It’s found in places that hold our contradictions gently.

🏠 Where in your life do you feel most at home in yourself?