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08/10/2026

Hope is a strange thing.

Sometimes it gives us something to hold onto. Sometimes the very thing we’re hoping for becomes the thing that hurts us.

Maybe hope itself isn’t the problem. Maybe it’s how tightly we hold it.

Hold it too tightly, and it can become expectation, longing, or fear of disappointment.

Hold it gently, and perhaps it can simply be the possibility that things might be different.

Something to sit with, I guess.

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29/09/2026

What have you decided about yourself?

Not what other people have decided about you.

What have you decided?

That you’re not good enough?

That you’re difficult?

That you always mess things up?

That you’re too much?

Or maybe that you’re someone who doesn’t really deserve to take up much space.

We make decisions about ourselves all the time.

Sometimes they’re formed from things people have said.
Sometimes from things that happened to us.
Sometimes from the things that didn’t happen.

And after a while, a decision can start to feel like a fact.

So…

What have you decided about yourself?

And what if it isn’t actually true?

Something to sit with, I guess.

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26/09/2026

🧠 The Science of Therapy: What will talking about it actually do?

It’s something people often wonder when they’re considering therapy.

“How is talking about my problems actually going to help?”

And it’s a fair question.

When something difficult happens, our brains don’t necessarily process it neatly and move on. We can replay conversations, revisit memories, anticipate what might happen next and find ourselves caught in the same thoughts again and again.

Sometimes, it feels like a loop.

Talking therapy gives us somewhere to slow that loop down.

When we put thoughts, feelings and experiences into words, we can begin to organise them, connect them and look at them from different perspectives.

Something interesting can happen.

Instead of simply experiencing something, we can begin to think about our experience.

A therapist might ask a question you hadn’t considered. You might notice a pattern you hadn’t seen before. Something you’ve felt for years might suddenly have words.

The event itself hasn’t changed.

But the way you understand it can.

And when our understanding changes, different responses can become possible.

That’s one of the reasons talking therapy and counselling can be so useful.

We’re not simply talking about what’s happened.

We’re giving ourselves an opportunity to understand it differently, and perhaps discover what else might be possible.



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24/09/2026

Sit With It | Episode 6

What do you get from staying the same?

We often talk about change as though it’s simply a matter of wanting something different enough.

But sometimes staying exactly where we are gives us something too.

Safety. Certainty. Familiarity. Protection.

So what might staying the same be doing for you?

Something to sit with, I guess.



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