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Paedophilia-Themed OCD (P-OCD): What's Really Going On? Symptoms, Groinal Responses and Treatment
P-OCD is one of the most distressing and misunderstood forms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. People with P-OCD often live with an overwhelming fear that they might secretly be attracted to children or could somehow become a danger to them. Many suffer in silence for months or years because they are too ashamed to tell anyone what they are experiencing.

Kathryn Spence
Jul 712 min read


Shame: The Hidden Emotion That Shapes More of Your Life Than You Realise
Shame is something almost everyone carries — and almost no one talks about.
Not the mild embarrassment of saying the wrong thing, but the deeper kind. The kind that says there's something wrong with me. The kind that quietly shapes how you move through the world.
If any of that feels familiar, this post is for you.

Kathryn Spence
May 1112 min read


Why do I feel different from other people? We Are Born to Belong So Relationships Shape Our Mental Health and Identity
Many of us carry a quiet sense of not quite fitting in — but that feeling is rarely a sign that something is wrong with us. This blog explores the deep human need to belong, and what happens when the relationships that were supposed to help us feel safe made that harder instead.

Kathryn Spence
May 916 min read


Why Do I Feel So Stuck? A Guide to Psychological “Impasses”
This blog describes why we feel so psychologically stuck in a familiar pattern and can't move out of it, as well as how to resolve impasses.

Kathryn Spence
Apr 2514 min read


Ready for Therapy?
This blog helps you prepare for entering therapy, what you can do to support yourself & ways to make the most out of the therapy experience.

Kathryn Spence
Aug 16, 20248 min read


Unpacking the Creative-Daydreamer Personality Adaptation: What You Need to Know
Uncover the world of the Schizoid Creative-Daydreamer Personality. Discover how early development & parenting impact this unique adaptation.

Kathryn Spence
Mar 22, 202411 min read


Everything You (and Your Family) Need to Know About Menopause as a Female in approaching your 40s
This is a summary of what all women need to know about peri-menopause and menopause, especially if you're approaching 40 years old.

Kathryn Spence
Feb 1, 20248 min read


Stress - it's not all bad
Understanding stress better - how it can be helpful as well as when it becomes unhealthy and how we can manage stress better.

Kathryn Spence
Mar 6, 20239 min read


Depression – The Other Side of the Threat Coin
Depression as a response to threat, rather than seeing depression as separate from anxiety, it is the other side of the threat coin.

Kathryn Spence
Jan 10, 20234 min read


OCD - What's it all about? A one-stop summary.
A blog to describe the facets of OCD, how it develops & how it is maintained as well as how we can treat and overcome OCD in therapy.

Kathryn Spence
Dec 7, 202213 min read


The Moral Defence - Why Children Blame Themselves
Children will blame themselves for the things that go on around them in their early years, the moral defence is why.

Kathryn Spence
Nov 15, 20226 min read


Understand yourself more through Transactional Analysis Therapy
Transactional Analysis therapy, self awareness, parenting, Ego States, self reflection, communication, relationships, psychology.

Kathryn Spence
Oct 7, 20227 min read


Anxiety and Calming The Body
This article explains anxiety and the survival responses we have and how to calm them when we're triggered and no longer in danger.

Kathryn Spence
Aug 25, 20223 min read


Anxiety Gets Such a Bad Rap! We Can Learn to Love it...
Anxiety is always talked about as something negative, to get rid of, to be feared. But what is anxiety is helping us?

Kathryn Spence
Aug 1, 20228 min read
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