No doubt you’ve heard of Imposter Syndrome and have possibly even felt you’ve had it on occasion. You know, times when you’ve felt that everyone will find out that you’re not up to scratch. That you’re not as smart as other people and you’re going to be found out. I went to uni with a […]
How Belief in a Just World Can Disempower You
There are a whole heap of fallacies in the world of psychology, one of them being the Just World Fallacy. Basically this says that “you get what you deserve”. So if you’re very very good, very very good things will happen to you. And if you’re bad you’ll be punished. This goes the opposite way […]
Do You Ever Feel Unworthy? You Need to Read This
As you can imagine, my job is filled with heartwarming moments. People working through something difficult and coming out better on the other side, changing behaviours that change their lives, finding love after a loveless childhood….. And then of course there are the changes that happen with EMDR. I must have been doing it for […]
Do You Sh*t Talk Yourself?
So if you sh*t talk yourself then there’s a very good chance that your self-esteem needs a tweak. When your self-esteem is lower than it should be, you tend to: think negative things about yourself (and believe them), say some pretty mean sh*t to yourself (to the point that if I ask a client to […]
