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I am an Integrative Counsellor (MBACP), based in the Midlands, investing my time in supporting peopl

28/12/2025

When something overloads, we don’t blame it — we look at the load.

A gentle question to hold today:
What’s one thing that could wait, just for now?

Sometimes the first shift is simply noticing: this is a lot.

Ask yourself:

What’s currently “plugged in” that drains you the most?

What’s one thing you could place in the “can wait” pile—just for today?

What would it be like to give yourself the same understanding you’d give a colleague?

26/12/2025

A lot of teachers wait until things feel unbearable before reaching out.
Because they tell themselves: “I’m not bad enough.” “I’ll rest in the holidays.” “Others cope better than me.”

But therapy isn’t only for crisis.
It can be a steady space to slow down and make sense of what’s been building — before exhaustion takes over.

If you’re a teacher in Dudley, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill or Quarry Bank, and this feels familiar, you’re welcome to reach out.
No pressure. No rush. Just a conversation, at your pace.

24/12/2025

Anxiety takes energy.

When you’re on high alert all day — managing behaviour, holding responsibility, staying emotionally “on” — your body gets very few chances to settle.

Over time, this can look like:
• waking up already tired
• brain fog
• irritability or shutting down at home
• sleep that doesn’t really restore you

This isn’t you failing to cope.
It’s your system under sustained pressure.

A gentle reframe to try:
Instead of “What’s wrong with me?”
What if you asked, “What have I been carrying for too long?”

Support can help before you reach breaking point

22/12/2025

From the outside, you might look like you’re coping.
You’re still teaching. Still planning. Still smiling at the door.

But inside, you’re holding your breath through the day.
And by the time you get home, there’s nothing left.
If that’s you, I just want to say: it makes sense.

Workplace anxiety doesn’t always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like functioning… while quietly running on empty.

A small check-in (no judgement, just noticing):

What’s the first thing you feel in your body when you think about Monday?

21/12/2025

December has a way of teaching us that growth can be subtle.

It can sound like kinder self-talk.
Feel like choosing rest over proving.
Look like letting this year end without tying it into a neat bow.

This month isn’t asking you to improve yourself.
It’s inviting you to soften your expectations
and meet yourself where you actually are.

19/12/2025

End-of-term fatigue is real.
It builds quietly, over months of giving, adapting, and holding things together.

By this point in the year, many teachers notice changes —
less patience, lower energy, emotions closer to the surface.

That’s why it’s important to say this clearly:
your response makes sense.

This isn’t a personal shortcoming.
It’s a natural response to prolonged demand at the end of term.

17/12/2025

By the end of term, your system is depleted —
not unmotivated.

This is the point in the year where rest matters most,
not least.

🤔 Reflection:
What kind of rest is your body quietly asking for right now?

15/12/2025

f everything feels harder right now,
it’s not because you’re coping badly —
it’s because it actually is harder.

You’re tired at the end of a long term.
The days are darker.
There’s less space to recover between demands.

December asks a lot.
You don’t need to fix anything today.
Noticing how hard this feels is enough for now/

14/12/2025

This time of year can pull teachers far beyond what’s sustainable — emotionally, physically, and mentally.
You don’t have to meet every expectation or carry the full weight of the term on your own.
There’s real value in choosing what’s manageable and letting yourself be human in the process.

A softer pace is allowed.

12/12/2025

The weeks before Christmas can leave teachers wired and worn down at the same time.

Your mind is still in work-mode long after your body is asking for rest — and that tension can show up as dread, irritability, or struggling to settle, even on your days off.

If you’re starting to notice these patterns and wondering what might help, therapy can offer a quieter space to slow down, make sense of it, and find a gentler rhythm again.

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10/12/2025

In these last few weeks before Christmas, so many teachers are running on empty while the demands keep rising.

If you’re starting to picture what support might look like — or wondering whether talking things through could make this season feel less overwhelming — that’s a completely human instinct.

And if part of you is wondering whether support might help, that’s a sign you’ve already been carrying too much for too long.

08/12/2025

You’re trying to explain what it’s like being a teacher in the weeks before Christmas… to someone who means well, but doesn’t quite get it.

It’s not just festive activities.
It’s the pressure to have everything organised before the break — the inbox, the planning, the loose ends — all while your body is already done for the term.

If this hits close to home, you’re not imagining it — so many teachers feel this exact pressure before the break.

And if you’re finding the load hard to carry alone, therapy can offer a steadier space to breathe and untangle some of that strain.

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