As a child, I had an imaginary companion, a tiger. I remember leading my nana by the hand, down to the hedge at the bottom of the garden, where my hut was, to visit the tiger.

The therapeutic world seems saturated with a multitude of modalities and approaches, but many of them are now incorporating the mind-body connection and mindfulness techniques.

I have been exploring various ways of understanding myself, my mind, my body, my surviving and thriving, over the last 30 years and have found the deepest healing has been through Yoga practices and most recently the addition of embodied Processing, which I have trained in through The Centre for Healing (Australia).

I am always wary and indeed I grow weary, with the overuse or misuse of language, yet the work I find myself drawn to, is full of buzzwords. You know... words like 'co-create, hold space, curiosity, trauma or trauma-informed'. 

Have you ever felt stuck, or hurt by life events, or confused and lost? You're not alone. I have experienced loss, grief and trauma in my early years and again as an adult. Life and our response to it can bring great suffering, but thankfully it is entirely possible to heal and thrive.