The Psychology of Chronic Pain | Mustard Therapy
Chronic pain is real, and your nervous system plays a bigger role than you think. A Salisbury psychotherapist explains what actually helps.
The Nervous System, Real Change and What Happens After Therapy
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.
What is Blue Therapy? The Therapeutic Effects of Being Around Water
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.
You Are Not Broken: Riding the Trauma Train Podcast Interview
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.
Misophonia Treatment: How Therapy Can Reduce Sound Sensitivity and Distress
Misophonia is a condition where specific everyday sounds can trigger intense emotional and physical reactions, often linked to the nervous system’s threat response. For some people, sounds such as chewing, tapping or breathing can feel overwhelming and difficult to tolerate, leading to distress, avoidance and strain in relationships.