Wilder Mind Therapy

01/01/2026

The holidays can bring up a lot for us.
• Family dynamics
• Financial pressures
• Feeling overwhelmed with the kids off school
• Anxiety for the year ahead
• Missing the distraction of work
• Dreading the return to work…

Going into the new year, instead of ‘new year, new me’ or short lived resolutions, I wonder what you might choose to add into your life if you looked in the mirror and saw your best friend or your child - what would you want for them this year?

Joy | Tenderness | Adventure | Peace | Love

I want that for you.

Wishing you all a very happy new year x

17/12/2025

Welcome to Wilder Mind Therapy. I’m so glad you’re here ☺️

01/12/2025

Sometimes, all of a sudden, we find ourselves at a tipping point. A place of overwhelm when everything is spilling over and you have no resources left to cope with the day, let alone anything bigger you might be facing.

Begin an intentional practice of checking in with yourself, asking ‘how am I feeling today?’, ‘how full is my stress bucket’. When you do this you will start to identify the warning signs and the triggers that tell you you’re reaching your limit.

With greater awareness comes the ability to choose to implement things to fill your cup and empty your bucket, whether it’s time with friends, journalling, meditation, etc. Whatever helps you destress, do it even in the calm moments to build your resilience over time.

06/11/2025

If you're struggling with challenging life events and difficult emotions but feel like you can't do anything about it? You're not alone! My latest blog post explores the motivations behind avoiding our feelings and how to face them instead. Click the link to read more https://wix.to/Ot2Rc34

Compassionate, hopeful Counselling & Psychotherapy with Wilder Mind Therapy in Eastbourne and Online. Specialising in perinatal mental health, anxiety, and people pleasing.

06/11/2025

I’m often struck by how much we keep to ourselves, how much we hold in, repress. We’re afraid of being ‘too much’. We don’t want to burden anyone or feel like we’re whinging. We don’t have the tools we need to let it out safely. We don’t know where to go to release everything pent up inside us.

In therapy with me, of course we can talk, but you can also nap, you can scream, you can cry, you can shout, you can lie on the floor, you can be silent, you can draw. However you want to get it out, whatever you need, it’s ok with me.

19/10/2025

08/09/2025

You don’t have to suffer through the pain of overthinking, second guessing, and endless self doubt. Come talk about it and start enjoying the magical parts of motherhood!

28/08/2025

I’ve taken a couple of slow summer weeks off from posting on social media and this is your PSA to switch off, breathe in the real world, and let go of the fast paced digital barrage for a bit.

11/08/2025

Becoming a mum has added so much to the amazing, multi-faceted person you are.

It has not replaced who you used to be, but sometimes amongst the talk of sleep, milk, weaning, regressions, nappies, schedules etc etc, we don’t make time to talk about anything else.

Like your love of gigs; that summer you travelled round Europe; your thoughts on the meaning of life; how much you love to read…

She’s not gone, she’s in the background waiting for you to grab her hand and pull her back into your life. And guess what, your kids are going to love her too.

29/07/2025

Wondering what to expect when you start therapy? Mums, however you come, however you feel - all of you is welcome. Take a pause for yourself and let someone hold you for a change.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed in motherhood and things are starting to crack under the weight of it all, reach out. Help is here.

Follow for more on maternal mental health

DM to learn more about how therapy can support you.

18/07/2025

How often do you look at your baby with their perfect little toes, their shining eyes, their adorable squeals, their squishy rolls and think how totally exquisite they are.

We are all born worthy and perfect beings.

But somewhere along the way, you stopped seeing yourself in a positive light, now quick to criticise any minor mistake or imperfection as though they are who you are.

When you look in the mirror, do you see your bright eyes, your beautiful laugh lines, your body so strong and capable of growing life? Or do you only see your flaws?

We may feel like our lives leave us scarred and broken and ruined as we navigate pain, mistakes, accidents, trauma - and that therefore we’re somehow not good enough.

But what would happen if you started to look at yourself as human, just like your perfect baby, in all their humanness and see that we all entered the world that way.

Maybe there are more imperfections now, but they can still be beautiful. You are still so very loveable.

Follow for more on maternal mental health. DM to see how therapy can help you feel better about yourself in motherhood.

15/07/2025

It’s birth trauma awareness week - 14th-19th July 2025.

If I asked you how the birth went, what would you say?

Every birth experience is unique to mother and baby and up to 45% of births are traumatic with 4-5% of women diagnosed with PTSD after experiencing birth trauma.

There are so many factors which may leave you feeling traumatised by your labour but you don’t have to tear, haemorrhage, have an emergency c-section, have your baby taken to the NICU, or have surgery for you birth to be traumatic.

Feeling distressed, unsafe, out of control, and frightened at any point during your labour can leave you with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks and depression.

You don’t have to pretend it was ok because you and your baby got through it in the end. Holding in your experience and minimising its effects won’t help you feel better in the long run.

So tell me, how was the birth really?