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Book review: What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience and healing by Bruce D Perry and Oprah Winfrey

I’m not a particular fan of Oprah Winfrey but I admire her work in support of mental health. This book is unusual – it’s a dialogue between her and a child psychiatrist specialising in brain development and trauma. It is a masterclass in psychoeducation – bringing powerful therapeutic ideas and Read More

2025-11-05T09:53:26+00:00November 5, 2025|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Why are my relationships like rollercoaster rides? Volatile relationships with heady highs and rock-bottom lows

Therapy clients sometimes report that their relationships are dramatic and volatile – swinging from heady highs to rock-bottom lows (and back again). Sometimes clients aren’t aware that they are repeating this pattern in their personal relationships. There are many possible reasons and explanations – some of which are linked.  With Read More

2025-08-12T16:31:47+01:00August 21, 2024|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Book review: How to do the work (recognise your patterns, heal from your past and create your self) by Dr Nicole LePera

Part of a psychotherapist’s toolbox is psychoeducation. This is helping therapy clients to understand themselves better and access tools to effect the change they desire. There are a few books that I recommend to my therapy clients and this is one of them. Their reaction is usually positive so here Read More

2026-02-24T10:39:20+00:00December 15, 2023|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|
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