By Kelly Hearn Earlier, I wrote a brief introduction to the ‘Sanity Practice’ gatherings I’m facilitating with Movement for Modern Life this autumn. In that blog, I laid out the intention of introducing psychological theory and experiential practices to support our mental health. Ahead of the first session, I’d invite us to start by looking… Continue reading What Gets in the Way of Wellbeing?
Category: Examined Living
Practice Sanity this Autumn
By Kelly Hearn As a psychotherapist, I obviously believe in the merits of talk therapy. It can be a powerful tool to facilitate self-awareness, healing and growth. And yet I also know it has its limits. We wouldn’t assume one weekly session with a trainer at the gym would be our physical health needs sorted,… Continue reading Practice Sanity this Autumn
When Trauma Leads to Growth
By Kelly Hearn As a psychotherapist, I work with trauma on a regular basis, which isn’t surprising given the prevalence of it. Most people will experience an adverse event significant enough to be categorised as trauma in their lifetime. An emotional earthquake that causes us to question our entire framework for understanding our lives: our… Continue reading When Trauma Leads to Growth
Expansive Love
By Charlotte Fox Weber At a moment of loud desperation, I wrote an email to Leslie Bennetts, a journalist I’d never met. From what I could see, Leslie was a 70 year old salty feminist New Yorker. I was living in a small cottage in West Cork at the time, with my loving family. It… Continue reading Expansive Love
Supporting Ourselves in Anxious Times
By Kelly Hearn* As a psychotherapist, I work with clients on managing their anxiety. As someone with a highly reactive nervous system, I’ve also had decades of practice managing my own and so have a deep personal connection to this work. While anxiety feels pretty pervasive at the moment, the good news is there is… Continue reading Supporting Ourselves in Anxious Times
Rethinking Resilience as We ‘Build Back Better’
By Kelly Hearn We are entering the phase of ‘Build Back Better.’ At the recent G7 summit hosted by the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s prepared remarks to fellow leaders said they should be aiming at “building back greener, building back fairer and building equally and – how should I put it? – in a… Continue reading Rethinking Resilience as We ‘Build Back Better’
Conversations on Love
By Natasha Lunn* I used to think that loving someone meant knowing everything about them. Every mole on their back, every childhood memory that left a mark, every corner of their mind, however dark. I longed for these precious pieces of knowledge, to be trusted with them, and to trust someone with the pieces of… Continue reading Conversations on Love
Menopause, Midlife & Mental Health
By Kelly Hearn ‘I think I’m going crazy,’ Maureen*, 48, collapses in tears as we start our initial psychotherapy consultation. ‘And the meds aren’t helping.’ Maureen had been to see her GP six months prior and was prescribed antidepressants to counter her persistently low moods as well as Valium for sporadic overwhelming anxiety. As our… Continue reading Menopause, Midlife & Mental Health
‘Coming Back’ Podcast Launch
By Kelly Hearn Examined Life is launching Coming Back, a podcast to explore how Covid changed us, and how we move forward from here. We are in Stage Two of the roadmap out of lockdown the prime minister established earlier in the year. Non-essential shops are opening. Outdoor dining resuming. A successful ongoing vaccination programme is… Continue reading ‘Coming Back’ Podcast Launch