Not sure if you're ready for therapy? You don't need to be – just willing. This article explores why our past shapes present struggles, why the relationship with your therapist matters more than the method, and how ambivalence about starting therapy is completely normal.

Here I’ll share reflections on anxiety, relationships and the patterns that shape how we think and feel. Drawing on psychodynamic ideas and everyday experiences, these articles are intended to inform, encourage curiosity and make complex ideas feel a little more accessible.

Two weeks. We’re nearly there. And if we’re being completely honest, some parents can’t wait. There may have been the football, the heatwaves and perhaps a holiday, but by now the novelty is wearing thin. Should a parent feel a pang of guilt about wanting it to end?