I have been called to live in the UK from Australia as I resonate deeply with my Celtic heritage. I know that people can heal themselves when given the right support ... our body is designed to heal from psychological wounding.

I have worked as a psychotherapist for 28 years. My work changed radically when I trained in trauma treatments. The trauma lens helped me see mental health symptoms as unresolved effects of trauma, when we directly addressed their trauma – the healing results of my clients tripled. 

It was then that I heard my own body speak, telling me that I had been living in fear for decades. I opened to deep levels of self love and have trusted my own self to heal.

We can try all manner of self-help and workshops to feel better, looking for the quick fix, but we bypass our healing. We don’t realise that the subtle pain in our throat, or the deep feelings of shame are the portals to this transformation. We are told to be positive, to turn away from our body’s cries for healing, and we end up getting stuck in our trauma. This is what happened for me; and we end up just getting used to feeling unloved, having nightly insomnia and self-critical thoughts.

Working with trauma is a wonderful journey of discovery, and self compassion - it is possible to lovingly go to our deepest pain, to adore ourselves to our core, to feel joy and access lasting healing.