One of the most common issues I deal with in my practice as a Pilates teacher is that of sciatica. In my experience people sometimes self-diagnose tightness or aching down the leg as sciatica. Aching or tightness comes from the nerve being compressed, which leads to pain, but we need […]
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Cosmeticorexia is an emerging psychological pattern defined by an intense and persistent preoccupation with physical appearance, often driven by unrealistic beauty standards and amplified by constant exposure to curated digital imagery. While interest in appearance and self-care is a natural part of human behaviour, cosmeticorexia moves beyond this into a […]
Self-compassion has become a widely used term in psychotherapy and something I have mentioned regularly when writing these articles. At its core, it is less about doing something to oneself and more about how one comes into relationship with one’s own suffering. In contemporary psychology, Kristin Neff, an associate professor in educational […]
Nurturing Neurodivergence by Aileen Slein In a world governed by an unwritten code of behaviour and appropriation, it can feel, as an autistic person, permanently unsafe. Unsafe to be yourself. You find yourself asking: Am I getting it right? Replaying conversations and interactions, wondering if you’ve offended someone, then breathing […]