Reclaim and Rise Psychotherapy

Reclaim and Rise Psychotherapy Specialising in transactional analysis. Offering counselling and walking therapy.

As 2025 ends, it’s okay if you’re not looking back with pride or joy.It’s okay if you’re just relieved you made it throu...
31/12/2025

As 2025 ends, it’s okay if you’re not looking back with pride or joy.

It’s okay if you’re just relieved you made it through.

This year held a mix of dreams coming true and moments that nearly broke me.

If you survived rather than thrived, you’re not alone and you’re doing better than you think.

Here’s to gentler days ahead, taken one step at a time.

Christmas can look and feel very different for each of us, and that’s okay. For some it’s cosy and joyful, for others it...
21/12/2025

Christmas can look and feel very different for each of us, and that’s okay.

For some it’s cosy and joyful, for others it can be quiet, complicated, heavy. To some it is simply another day. However you experience this season, you’re allowed to take the care and time you need. There is no right way to do Christmas.

As the year draws to a close, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to all my clients, past and present, for your trust, openness, courage, and the work you’ve done this year. It’s a privilege to walk alongside you, even for a small part of your journey.

May the coming days offer moments of rest, warmth, gentleness, and connection (with others or with yourself). And if all you manage is getting through, that is more than enough.

Here’s to slowing down, soft moments, and stepping into the new year with hope in your heart.

Even in our darkest seasons, there’s a quiet strength within us, a light that never fully goes out.As the days grow shor...
20/10/2025

Even in our darkest seasons, there’s a quiet strength within us, a light that never fully goes out.

As the days grow shorter and the world slows, we’re reminded that rest doesn’t mean weakness. Growth is still happening beneath the surface, unseen, but steady.

If you’re finding this time of year difficult, know that your inner light is still there, waiting patiently for warmth to return. You’ve carried yourself through every winter before, and you’ll do it again.

Your invincible summer is the part of you that refuses to give up, the small, steady hope that keeps glowing even in the coldest months.

Welcome to October 🍃🍁 🍂🍃This month, I’ll be sharing a special series:Rest, Renewal and Light in the DarkAs the nights dr...
01/10/2025

Welcome to October 🍃🍁 🍂🍃

This month, I’ll be sharing a special series:
Rest, Renewal and Light in the Dark

As the nights draw in and the days become shorter, many of us feel the impact of the season. The darker months can bring challenges, from low energy and shifting moods, to the very real effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

But autumn and winter also offer us something precious: an invitation to slow down, restore, and find light in new places.

Over the next 31 days, I’ll be sharing:
✨ Gentle reminders about rest and renewal
✨ Practical tips to cope with darker days
✨ Inspiration from nature’s cycles
✨ Reflections to bring comfort and hope

This season doesn’t have to feel heavy. Together, we’ll explore how to make space for nourishment, resilience, and even joy in the darker months.

Are you ready to step into October with me?

Healing isn’t about never feeling pain again. Healing is about learning to hold both the hurt and the hope together.You ...
25/09/2025

Healing isn’t about never feeling pain again. Healing is about learning to hold both the hurt and the hope together.

You can be making progress and still have hard days. You can feel joy and grief in the same moment. You can carry strength and tenderness side by side.

Both are true.

Both are valid.

And both are part of your healing journey.

If you’re hurting right now, it doesn’t erase the healing you’ve already done.

You can carry hope and pain; both can exist together.

I’ve talked about this before but it’s always good to have a reminder. Rest is essential but is often seen as something ...
24/09/2025

I’ve talked about this before but it’s always good to have a reminder. Rest is essential but is often seen as something to be earned.

Rest is not a prize you win for working hard enough.

It’s not something you have to justify.

It’s not a luxury only for when everything else is done.

You are allowed to rest simply because you need to.

Your worth is not measured by your productivity. You don’t have to prove yourself to deserve calm, stillness, or care. Rest is not earned. It’s essential. And you are worthy of it, exactly as you are.

Rest is not a reward for productivity, it’s a right.

Are you getting enough rest?

It’s easy to overlook the little things. Things people do every day: getting out of bed, making a meal, sending that one...
23/09/2025

It’s easy to overlook the little things. Things people do every day: getting out of bed, making a meal, sending that one email, taking a deep breath. But these small steps matter.

Every tiny action adds up. Every gentle choice to keep going is proof of your strength.

Progress doesn’t have to be dramatic to be real, even the smallest step is still movement forward.

So today, honour the small wins. They’re building the path to something bigger.

Life can feel messy; physically, emotionally, and everything in between. The uncertainty, the chaos, the overwhelm. It c...
23/09/2025

Life can feel messy; physically, emotionally, and everything in between. The uncertainty, the chaos, the overwhelm. It can feel like it will last forever.

But the mess is temporary.

What lasts is your strength. The resilience you’ve built, the lessons you’ve carried, the courage you show each time you keep going.

This moment doesn’t define you, your strength does. And that strength will carry you through to calmer, brighter days.

What feels overwhelming now will pass. Your resilience will remain.

Surviving is powerful. Thriving is possible. You are more than what you’ve been through. If you’re here today, it means ...
21/09/2025

Surviving is powerful. Thriving is possible. You are more than what you’ve been through.

If you’re here today, it means you’ve already carried yourself through storms you once thought would break you. That’s no small thing.

But survival is not the end of your story. It’s the beginning of something new.

After survival comes the space to grow. Space to rediscover who you are, to reconnect with what matters, and to build a life that feels safe, fulfilling, and fully yours.

Growth doesn’t erase what came before; instead, it adds new chapters filled with meaning, possibility, and hope.

If you’re still in survival mode, that’s okay. There’s no rush.

Your story unfolds at its own pace and when you’re ready, growth will come. It can happen quietly, gently, sometimes in ways you don’t even notice until you look back and realise how far you’ve travelled.

You are more than what you’ve endured. Your story doesn’t end in survival. It continues in growth, healing, and the freedom to write new chapters that belong only to you.

Progress doesn’t always look neat and tidy. It’s easy to believe that healing or growth should look like a smooth, upwar...
20/09/2025

Progress doesn’t always look neat and tidy.

It’s easy to believe that healing or growth should look like a smooth, upward line but in reality, it’s full of detours, pauses, and circles. That doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re human.

Sometimes it’s two steps forward, one step back. Sometimes it’s tears in between small wins. Sometimes it’s showing up even when you feel unsure.

Messy progress is still progress.

Every stumble teaches you something. Every pause gives you space. Every small movement adds up.

So if things feel imperfect right now, take heart. You are still moving forward, even through the mess.

Rest is not weakness. It's not laziness. And it's certainly not something you need to "earn."Rest is part of the work.Wh...
19/09/2025

Rest is not weakness. It's not laziness. And it's certainly not something you need to "earn."
Rest is part of the work.

When we give ourselves permission to pause, we allow our bodies and minds to process, to heal, and to regain strength. Just like a muscle grows in recovery after exercise, our emotional resilience grows in moments of stillness.

If you're tired, it doesn't mean you're failing. It means you're human. And humans need rest.

So today, if you're pushing yourself to keep going, maybe ask: what would happen if I allowed myself a break? What if rest was exactly what I needed to keep moving forward?

You are not falling behind. You are fuelling your journey.

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