Psychopathy, Power, and Zero-Empathy: Lessons from ‘Paradise Road’ (1997)

Psychopathy is often defined by a lack of empathy, a drive for control, and the use of fear to maintain power at all costs. To the psychopathic individual, people are experienced not as full human beings, not as sacred or sentient, but as two-dimensional figures: either useful or a threat. These dynamics don’t just appear […]

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Why Your Nervous System Holds the Key to Self Understanding & Relational Self-Awareness

There is a gift we can give ourselves as we begin to understand how the nervous system is always working to protect us. And that’s working with our ‘survival physiology.’ While learning to move through our “states” takes skill and practice – over time it can build confidence and reduces anxiety about moving towards discomfort […]

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In Praise of Analogue: Tending Trauma Through Art, Touch, and Time

What the “handmade” can teach us about presence and healthy regulation. “Grandma how do you deal with pain?” “With your hands, dear. When you do it with your mind, the pain hardens even more.” “With your hands, grandma?” “Yes, yes. Our hands are the antennas of our soul. When you move them by sewing, cooking, […]

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Seeing Through New Eyes: Healing the Filters of Trauma with Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

When life feels chaotic or uncertain, my wise mentor gave me the gift of simple stories that offer a way back to the truth. Frogs in a ditch A group of frogs were travelling through the forest when two of them fell into a deep ditch. The others peered down and declared they were as […]

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From little things, big things grow: nine signs you’re growing in therapy

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi In your pursuit of personal development, you may have come across the idea of “becoming the best version of yourself”. The truth is, I wince a bit when I hear this: when did we decide true growth had to be a perfected, polished […]

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Choosing the right therapist: Meeray’s person-centred therapy philosophy

‘One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own.’ — John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes Welcome to a space where your deepest growth and soul reclamation are at the heart of the […]

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How to overcome intergenerational trauma and heal your own wounds so you can parent with kindness and capacity

Parenting in the modern era can be both a beautiful and daunting experience! While the raising of a child brings joy and deep connection, it can also be fraught with challenges. Neuroscience tells us that the way we respond to our children’s needs – whether through nurturing touch, consistent emotional support or by providing safe […]

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Slow down and plant the seed: what is therapy and why does it matter?

Therapy can help you ‘seed’ your future healing, let’s look at how The modern world – obsessed as it is with efficiency and results-driven experiences – often overlooks the timeless principles of depth psychology and what we can learn from wisdom traditions. True transformation arises from the quiet rhythms of self-understanding and integration. Together, as […]

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Feel the feelings: moving from overthinking to safely feeling

Feelings can be overwhelming. You know the experience: something happens, and you’re soon stuck in a cycle of thinking-feelings. Statements and questions like “what’s wrong with me?” or “why am I feeling this way?” or “I shouldn’t be feeling this way” float around in your grey matter. Before you know it, you’ve spent hours analysing […]

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