Connect Within Counselling

03/01/2026

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Therapy can feel impossibly scary if we feel we need to talk about 'what happened' – before we're ready. But trauma therapy is about retraining our neurobiology to feel safe again – with or without a narrative. Read more in my blog post to see exactly what I mean: http://www.carolynspring.com/blog/why-do-we-avoid

31/12/2025

Whatever your feelings is valid! Samaritans can help support on 116 123

23/12/2025

This time of year can be tough, please remember there is support out there !

12/09/2025

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💡 Healing means learning to notice your reactions and giving yourself compassion in those moments.

Trauma isn’t who you are—it’s something you’ve been through. With awareness and love, you can break the cycle. 🕊️💜

07/08/2025

I’ve officially completed my Internal Family Systems (IFS) training with the IFS Institute!
This training has been one of the most powerful and transformative experiences I’ve had, both professionally and personally. IFS offers a way of working that feels deeply respectful, non-pathologising, and compassionate. It sees all parts of us as having a purpose, even the ones we might struggle with most.

I choose to work this way because it doesn’t try to "fix" people, it helps them understand and connect with their inner world in a way that brings real healing. I’ve seen first-hand how this approach can shift things at a deep level.

Feeling really grateful to now be part of the wider IFS community and excited to keep learning and growing in this work 💛

05/08/2025

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Therapy isn't self-indulgent. It takes courage and a deep commitment to growth to be willing to face unbearable psychological pain.

Listen to the podcast: https://www.carolynspring.com/podcast/podcast-20-how-therapy-transformed-me/

27/07/2025

In writing this 'fable', I show that trauma has very predictable, natural and understandable consequences or 'symptoms'. But they're not a sign of mental illness: it's totally normal to be traumatised by .
Please read and share: https://www.carolynspring.com/blog/trauma-and-the-bears

27/07/2025

16/06/2025

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Gentle reminder 😊

13/06/2025

We can grieve the idealised version we thought they were

11/06/2025

Healing the wounds of shame! 🫶

ℹ️🌿 DEEP-ROOTED SHAME FROM CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY IS MALLEABLE |

We all know people who are likable, accomplished, and outwardly confident, yet underneath their successful exterior lurks deep self-dislike and self-doubt known as shame. Perhaps that describes how you feel.

Shame from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) registers not in the verbal, reasoning left hemisphere of the brain, which consciously recalls memories with words and thoughts. Rather, shame lodges mainly in the right brain, with its strong connections to the emotional and physical survival regions of the brain.

The right brain processes and stores memories not with words and logic, but with images, emotions, physical sensations, and action tendencies. Thus, shame from ACEs plays out as a wordless felt sense—of dread, of not being good enough.

Read the Full Article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidden-wounds/202504/deep-rooted-shame-from-childhood-adversity-is-malleable



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20/05/2025

Connecting with our manager parts, the ones that keep us busy, resilient or look after others ! Just recognising these parts the way they are is the first step to healing ❤️‍🩹

Do you always feel like you're holding everything together? Like if you stop, something might fall apart? In Internal Family Systems (IFS), that voice is cal...