I’m so glad you dropped by

Dear reader, hello! I’m so glad you dropped by. Grab a cuppa, cozy up, and let me tell you a little about myself and what you can expect from your time here.

My name is Rebecca and I’m so honoured to be in this space with you sharing insights from the school of ‘heart knocks’ (shout out to author Jeff Brown for coining that phrase). I’m a clinical psychologist who loves what I do. Did I mention I absolutely love what I do?? Like, I breathe this stuff and read it in my spare time, and have conversations with friends around these topics, and listen to as many podcasts and TEDx talks as I can….you get the picture! And I figured that all this juicy goodness sitting in my brain is too precious not to share. So, I’m starting this blog as a way for me to spread the love….I mean knowledge.

Some caveats as you explore this space. I may be trained as a clinical psychologist, but first and foremost, I am a human being, part of this collective human family and calling this big ol’ planet my home. That means that whilst I do try to weave aspects of theory and research into my blog posts, a lot of the comments, thinking, insights, and recommendations come from my daily lived experience and from patterns that I notice in the relationships and world around me. I may also take the liberty every now and then to share what someone else has already written about on important and relevant topics. Sometimes, I may put my own spin on things or expand on previous insights from other thought leaders. Please forgive me for the liberty I may take with such musings.

Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to take everything you read here and check it against your own intuition to see if it fits for you. If so, great. And if not, no problem, just discard it and take only what, if anything, that resonates.

I hope this is a place where you can gain insight and awareness into some of the struggles you may be having. At times, I also hope that what you read here may encourage you to adopt a different perspective on particular situations that may have arisen in your life. Because I won’t have met each of you personally, dear reader, and heard your own individual story, a lot of what I write about here may be generalised to some, most, or a lot of people, although it may not apply to you directly. As such, this forum is in no way replacement for working with someone one on one and getting your own tailored support through therapy. If there might be any way I can assist you in that journey, please feel free to reach out. I’d be happy to see whether I can support you.