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Aspiring Minds by ASPL For people navigating what’s next in their working life​. Psychology · Wellbeing & Career Coaching​

15/05/2026

There's a difference between knowing about trauma and actually working with it.

Our lead consultant Sophie breaks it down in this reel and it's something we think about a lot at ASPL.

Being trauma-informed means understanding how trauma shapes the way people think, feel, and respond. It informs how we approach every session, every conversation.

Trauma-responsive goes one step further. It means actively doing something about the gap we kept seeing - people who needed real psychological support but weren't getting it through the usual channels.

Being trauma-informed isn't simply a value statement on a website to us. It's how our whole team works with you.

You have probably been told your whole career that pushing through is a strength. And you're good at it. So good that ev...
13/05/2026

You have probably been told your whole career that pushing through is a strength. And you're good at it. So good that even you can't tell anymore where the drive ends and the depletion begins.

Burnout in high performers rarely looks like stopping. It looks like you, on a Tuesday, still delivering, still showing up, still "fine:.

Which of these hit closest to home? Tell us in the comments if you feel comfortable.

12/05/2026

What would it look like to actually sit across from your inner critic?

Most of us know that voice. The one that picks apart everything before you've even finished a thought. Chair work, a technique from Gestalt Therapy, lets you externalise it. Bring it out of your head and into the room, so you can actually respond to it.

Emma, one of our provisional psychologists, explains how it works and why that changes things.

Have you ever tried anything like this?

Daily reminder that survival mode was never meant to be a permanent address.If any of these sound familiar then it may b...
10/05/2026

Daily reminder that survival mode was never meant to be a permanent address.

If any of these sound familiar then it may be a sign that your nervous system has been stuck on high alert.
The good news? Once you understand what's happening, you can start working with your body instead of against it.

Save this for later.

Your brain is wired to protect you even if that means believing your own lies sometimes."I'm fine." "I can handle more."...
07/05/2026

Your brain is wired to protect you even if that means believing your own lies sometimes.

"I'm fine." "I can handle more." "I just need to get through this week."

These aren't just words you tell yourself, they're neural pathways your brain has strengthened over time. The more you repeat them, the more your brain treats them as truth.

That's neuroplasticity working against you.

The good news is you can also make neuroplasticity work for you. When you start naming what's actually true (even when it's uncomfortable to acknowledge that's what you are feeling) you start building and strengthening new pathways.

Swipe through to understand why this happens and how to start rewiring.

Send this to someone who needs to hear it.

What word did you see first? 👀Drop it in the comments, we're curious.
05/05/2026

What word did you see first? 👀

Drop it in the comments, we're curious.

The 50-minute session isn't where therapy actually works.Sounds strange coming from a psychology practice, we know. But ...
30/04/2026

The 50-minute session isn't where therapy actually works.

Sounds strange coming from a psychology practice, we know. But the shifts that actually change things happen in the hours after you leave, when you sit with what came up, try the hard conversation, notice the old pattern and choose differently.

Your session is the starting point. What you do with it is where progress lives.

Swipe for 5 things your psychologist wishes you already knew before you walked in the door.

If you're currently in therapy, or thinking about starting, save this one.

29/04/2026

Your phone might be telling you how to feel about your sleep...

Most people check their sleep data first thing in the morning. And then they spend the rest of the day feeling exhausted, anxious, or flat because a device told them there sleep wasn't 'optimal'.

But what actually predicts how you feel throughout the day is your own assessment of your rest.

When you hand that judgment over to an app or device, you're letting an algorithm override something your own body knows intuitively.

Are you someone who checks their sleep score first thing? Has it ever changed how your morning felt?

28/04/2026

If you've had a tough day, stop scrolling for a second.

Your nervous system has probably been running on high alert for hours. A slow exhale is one of the fastest ways to tell your body it's safe to come down now.

Let your shoulders drop. Let your jaw unclench.
You don't have to process everything that happened today, just start with the next breath 💙

If you've ever felt like therapy was asking you to think harder about something your brain has already been working over...
26/04/2026

If you've ever felt like therapy was asking you to think harder about something your brain has already been working overtime on, that frustration makes sense.

EMDR works at a different level. It's designed for experiences that got processed too fast, or not at all, and have been sitting in your nervous system since.

For nurses, paramedics, social workers and anyone who has learned to stay functional under pressure, this approach was built for what you've been through.

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