Have you ever felt like you're watching your life from behind glass? Like you're floating above your body, observing yourself from a distance? Or perhaps you've suddenly "come to" and realised you have no memory of the last ten minutes, the drive home, or how you got where you are?   If so, you've experienced dissociation — and you're far from alone.   In my practice, I see dissociation regularly. It's one of those experiences that people struggle to put into words, partly because it feels so...

Humiliation trauma is one of the most deeply wounding, yet often unspoken, forms of emotional abuse. It doesn't always leave visible scars, but its imprint can run deep, shaping how a person sees themselves, their place in the world, and their capacity to connect.

Why do we carry pain that doesn’t seem to belong to us?   Sometimes, the patterns we struggle with — anxiety, guilt, people-pleasing,...