Real therapeutic change doesn’t happen in the session, it happens in daily life afterwards. Salisbury therapists Sharon and Stewart on nervous system science, practice and lasting change.
Most of the day, your brain is doing what’s called directed attention, filtering out noise, tracking deadlines, holding conversations in your head before you’ve had them. That takes effort, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Water seems to switch the brain into a different mode, sometimes called soft fascination, where attention is held gently rather than dragged around.
We know not not all trauma originates in childhood but in this podcast interview I discuss the internal resources we have the potential to learn as a child and develop as an adult. I also outline the four pillars of mental health.
Postnatal depression can make bonding with your baby feel distant or difficult. Here’s the science behind it, and practical steps that can help, from a Salisbury-based therapist.
