Annaleise Gamble Motion & Mind

13/12/2025

So many people carry unseen pain, worries, and fears, shaped by responsibility and the need to keep going for others. In a world that rarely pauses, a small kindness or a soft word can be a lifeline.

13/12/2025

Therapy isn’t about feeling amazing all the time, or becoming someone new. It doesn’t change who we are or what we’ve lived through. It teaches us to sit kindly with the difficult days, to accept ourselves in our wholeness and imperfection. And from there, we find our way back to ourselves — back home ❤️‍🩹 that's how I've found it as a client, and a therapist.

12/12/2025

Are you quietly dreading family gatherings, and nosey relatives over Christmas? You're not alone. Lots of people who are private, quiet, socially uncomfortable and/or struggling with their MH can find this time of year too much.

Polite Boundaries

“I’m not really up for talking about that right now, but thanks for asking.”

“I’d rather not get into it, but I really appreciate your concern.”

“I’m taking some personal time, so I’m keeping things private for now.”

Keep it brief, calm and step away when you want to. You don't owe anyone details.

Guidance for relatives 💡Share a little, listen a lot, keep it light, be respectful and do not presume it's ok to grill someone relentlessly that you see only at family occasions.

11/12/2025

Christmas has a way of placing a magnifying glass over everything: the beautiful and the painful. The warmth feels warmer, the joy feels brighter… but the losses, the loneliness, the exhaustion, the memories, they all feel closer too.

If this season is stirring up mixed emotions, you’re not doing anything wrong; you’re human. It’s okay if your heart feels full and heavy at the same time. It’s okay if you’re not bursting with festive spirit.

Be gentle with yourself.
Lower the bar.
Rest where you can.
Let small moments be enough.

Christmas doesn’t need you to be perfect, just present, in whatever way you’re able.

11/12/2025

Dissociation is when your mind temporarily disconnects from the present moment to protect you from feeling overwhelmed. Most of us experience in our lifetime

It's been described as the brain’s safety switch

12/11/2025

Even the strongest couple can drift apart if they stop making time for one another. Love isn’t just a feeling — it’s a choice we make every single day. Couples therapy can help you refocus, reconnect, and remember what you set out to build together.

11/11/2025

If we’ve been on the wrong train for a long time, it can feel frightening and confusing to step off and begin again — but it’s the only way to find the train that’s truly ours.

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05/11/2025

Last week I worked with a father and son — the father was 78, the son 46. It reminded me how parents of adult children often reshape the story, not out of malice, but from shame, regret, or a wish to soften their own memories. Yet there is something profoundly liberating in simply saying sorry to your children.
“Sorry I didn’t know better. Sorry I hurt you.”
Those few words can lift a lifetime of hidden shame from your child’s shoulders and bring healing that transcends age or time. The tears flow, the healing begins. It's absolutely bloody transformative 🥲

Little addition. Kids/teenagers are learning. That process can be tough, ugly and push every boundary. Being a parent can be really hard at times...but it really is okay to say sorry, deeply mean it and reset.

05/11/2025

"What matters more than theory is a strong working alliance between therapist and patient"

Huw Green is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge.

From psychoanalysis to existential therapy, there’s a bewildering variety of approaches – with one thing in common

03/11/2025

This autumn, let something fall away
A worry
A bond that’s lost its pulse
A dream that isn’t yours

Release the pull of guilt and the ache of not being chosen
Step outside, feel the misty air reach for you.
The world wants you here

Set down what’s not right for you
Anything, or anyone, that dims you and makes you feel heavy

Shed what no longer fits. The story that you’re not enough

Because every softened apple,
every slant of amber light,
whispers the truth
You are already more than enough

11/10/2025

Well done to William, Prince of Wales, for his latest endeavours with the National Su***de Prevention Network

"He's missed out on so much joy. We would have been okay" 😢

TW: Su***de and the death of a child.In 2012, Rhian's one-year-old son died suddenly. Five days later, her husband Paul tragically took his own life.The Roya...

11/10/2025

A few years ago, I attended a talk by Gabor Maté for clinicians, just before the release of his book. During the Q&A, someone in the audience asked, “Why am I okay when all four of my siblings have struggled so much with their mental health?” Gabor paused and replied, “Because each of you had different parents. Parents don’t respond to every child in the same way, and those differences shape who we become.”