At some point, you stop romanticizing the cycle. You understand your own patterns — the anxious pull, the over-functioning, the deep need to

The Anxious Wins in the End They always say the anxious one feels too much, holds on too tightly, loves too deeply. And maybe that’

The More a Dismissive Avoidant Loves You, the Faster They Run It’s one of the most painful relationship experiences: when someone you care

Dismissive avoidant ex partners need therapy

Letting go isn't a single moment. It's not one final conversation or one dramatic goodbye. It's a process—slow, subtle, and often...

There comes a moment when you just say sod it —not out of anger, but from a place of clarity. When you’ve been involved with a dismissive...

‘You work with horses?’ They say at the Christmas drinks party... ‘How wonderful. Wow, you’re so lucky!’ Hmmm. Ok, working with horses...

It has now been almost exactly six months since I started this new blog called ‘Dying to Stay Alive!’ and I have already written a...

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was planning on going wild swimming to experience the reported benefits of cold hydrotherapy on mental...

I thought I would write a post this morning about fishing which is quite a topical point of conversation, considering the current...

I thought I would just write an update this morning because I've been writing a lot of complicated posts again, and it's time to take a...

It’s been such a beautiful spring weekend and I’ve spent so much of it outside reaping the benefits of vitamin D and fresh air. Not once...

I am having to revert to writing about mental health/well-being today because discussing some of the contentious issues that surround...

I thought I’d better write something a bit calmer and less distressing today because covering some of these involved stories is upsetting...

There always seems to be a lot of advice in the media about exercise and how it is good for our mental health - which I don't disagree...

It’s been another week of mental health news and press, some of which has been difficult to document because it’s meant that I’ve had to...