Clear Water Therapy

11/11/2025

Perfection is an illusion, the blink of an eye, a moment in time. Perfection isn’t something to be sustained - sustained perfection is stagnation.

"I think perfection is ugly.
Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion."
Yohji' Yamamoto

If your moving forward, living and growing then your failing, and trying, and learning, and loving, and hurting. Your disorganised, your getting back up and your trying again. Each fall, every scar shapes you, redirects you and builds on your purpose.

You need it all.

11/11/2025

A poppy will grow where ever it lands, in the cracks on the pavement, at the side of the road, in poor soil and difficult environments. Let it remind you of hope.

11:11

07/11/2025

The road to recovery can look a lot like this. When we commit to a therapeutic journey with ourself we quickly learn that there is no ‘quick fix’.

When goals are worth time we must lean into working with them, even when they feel hard or at times impossible.

Don’t forget to look back often, progress is made in the baby steps.

06/11/2025

s t r e s s • a w a r e n e s s

Stress and having times of feeling under pressure is a normal part of life. It can help us to take action, feel more energised and get results. But when we feel overwhelmed by stress our body is telling us enough is enough, it's these feelings that could start to be a problem. Recognising the signs is something we can all learn to do.

If your unsure if something is a problem for you ask yourself is this having any negative impact on my day to day life.

The signs are different for all of us and may change depending what else is going on. You may notice that you begin to feel more tired, find it difficult to sleep, have headaches or experience stomach problems.

Becoming physically unwell creates anxiety and more stress.

We are all able to cope, perform and thrive with stress in small amounts, however in a society where chronic stress is considered a normal part of life we may have forgotten to listen to our bodies, recognise the signs or even know how to exist any other way.

Isn't is scary to think that we have become so accustomed to stress that sometimes our mind creates more of it for us thinking we need the stress to stay safe... this is anxiety's job.

Chronic stress releases hormones called cortisol and adrenaline. This is the body's automatic way of preparing to respond to a threat, sometimes called the 'fight, flight, freeze, fawn' response. If you're often stressed then you're probably producing high levels of these hormones all the time, which can make you feel physically unwell and could affect your health in the longer term.

Chronic stress = inflammation.

Therefore it's no surprise more of us are experiencing complications with our physical health and a decline in our emotional and mental wellbeing.

l used to think I needed to be stressed, I told myself it was good for me, it was my driver, it made me successful and although that can be true the long term high levels of stress I put my body through ultimately resulted in burnout; a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.

It was only here at my rock bottom that I found a better way, a happier way to live. But you don't need to hit rock bottom if you can learn to identify the signs of stress and choose to find new ways to achieve balance.

Take some pressure off yourself, what can you let go?

31/10/2025

The magic of Samhain is that of endless possibility. Since we return to the beginning, we can begin anew in any way we wish.

~ Michael Furie

29/10/2025

‘Happy is not something you reach, it doesn't sit on a high shelf somewhere. It is not a light switch. Not something to trace. Happy is a practice. A daily one. Starting with a choice.’

~ The Angry Therapist

28/10/2025

‘This is the truth: your life will be imperfect.

The people around you will be maddening. Worry will always be an option. The events of your life will sometimes be confusing, sometimes unfair, sometimes more painful than you think you can stomach. This is what it is to be human.

Look around you. People have lost and they still dance, people have been broken and recovered, people have overcame circumstances so devastating nobody thought they'd ever make it.

Your life is not going to be defined by what went your way, it's going to be defined by what you did when it didn't.’

brianna wiest

27/10/2025

It doesn’t show up as a usual memory but instead as a feeling, a sensation, a response in the body.

Our physical senstations, thoughts and emotions all play a major role in how we show up for ourself and others, how we respond to triggers and ultimately our overall behaviour.

This can sometimes be hard to understand when we aren’t clear on where this is coming from.

Trauma is what happens within you as a result of a unique individual experience which overwhlems your ability to cope. This can be safety, security, respect, shelter, love etc.

Some forms of trauma can also be generational, passed down from parent (care giver) to child over a number of years without intention or awareness.

We might not even realise we are carrying trauma.

This is what some trauma responses may look like...

Craving control
Agreeing to things to keep the peace/people pleasing
Feeling on guard all the time
Seeking constant escapism
Feeling responsible for others happiness
Saying yes because your afraid of loosing security
Chronic feelings of loneliness
Giving into reckless impulses
Being sensitive to others energy (sometimes referred to as being an empath)
Suspicion and lacking trust for others motives and the world around you
...it’s important to remember that we are all different. We all experience things in different ways and your responses can change over time. Beginning to recognise them can help you on your healing journey.

Remember…

Trauma doesn't define you.
Your mistakes don't define you.
Your regrets don't define you.
How someone treats you, doesn't define you.
You are so much more.

It takes great strength to feel and acknowledge your emotions. To face and challenge the reality of your thoughts, to make changes that will help you to grow, to love deeper, to be vulnerable, to show up authentically in your relationships.

Trauma doesn’t mean weakness.

27/10/2025

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