Meadows Counselling

21/03/2026

21/03/2026

Rupture, and the ability to repair afterwards....

21/03/2026

Love this. Are you brave enough to ask these questions about your partner?

Most people evaluate their relationship by how it feels on the good days. But the more honest audit happens when you sit with questions you've been avoiding. Not because things are terrible, but because clarity is always worth having.

Are you more yourself or less? Are you staying because you want to or because leaving feels too scary? Are their actions consistent with their words? And would you want someone you love to be in this exact relationship?

Those four questions cut through the justifications, the history, and the fear. The answers don't always mean you leave. But they always tell you the truth.

15/03/2026

Part of my work (a good 50%) focuses on coping with change, the losses associated with it and endings.
Such a great video on this topic from Hailey Paige Magee

12/03/2026

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18/02/2026

Emotional agility-this seems a better word than resilience, maturity or intelligence. It's something you can work on, practise and improve.

Emotional agility doesn't make you a perfect person overnight. It does provide you with a set of invaluable skills that will change you, your outlook, your relationships, and your life. Take it one step at a time.

08/02/2026

There's one thing that has been a constant in my own healing journey: self compassion.
It's something I often talk about with clients.
If we can't learn to be compassionate towards ourselves, then we stay stuck. So many of us spend all day offering compassion to others, whilst berating ourselves constantly in private. Learning to be compassionate with yourself can be the first step, but as Kristen says here, you may need to go slowly ❤️

02/01/2026

New Year, new look website.
Need help with anxiety? Check out the Anxiety counselling page. If you need some support with your grieving-check out my grief counselling page. There are some breathing techniques to help bring a bit of calm to your day too on my Anxiety tips page.
Why not give them a try?

How Grief Counselling can help with the loss of a loved one

30/12/2025

Great infographic that may explain why you feel the way you do about yourself.
You may have encountered some of these as child due to neglectful or abusive parenting rather than receiving, by definition, what was 'Good enough' parenting. Later you may have been exposed to bullying by siblings, your class mates or team mates and later at uni or work.
If you can identify any of these, counselling can help you to understand what you need.

Many good resources and explanations about this all too common experience; one source https://psychcentral.com/blog/childhood-trauma-overcoming-the-hurt-of-invalidation -is-it

22/12/2025

Love this from Dr Joanne Cacciatore

When the world was right...

As Christmas Eve approaches, my heart turns toward all who are carrying the ache of missing someone they deeply deeply love. May you be held in the tenderness of this season, even as your heart has been irrevocably changed. And may the one you miss be remembered out loud, their names spoken, as love continues to find its way back to each of you.

21/12/2025

Latest blog post:-
Easing Your Grief This Christmas.
If you are missing someone this Christmas, or a beloved pet, why not give it a read?

A blog post about feeling grief at Christmas and some tips on how to ease it

20/12/2025