The Healing Practice

The Healing Practice Speciality Areas of Practice
Psychotherapy & Coaching & Hypnosis
Fertility, Pregnancy & PostNatal
Adolescence, Peri-menopause
Bodywork & Energy Healing

18/09/2026

Journaling is one of the most effective tools for mental clarity, acting as a physical debrief that helps you empty your head of daily stress. While voice-to-text and technology are helpful options, there is a distinct therapeutic power in committing pen to paper, as the physical act of writing bridges the gap between your busy mind and your body.

Think of it as a somatic release: once the thoughts are written down, you can physically close the notebook, put it away, and signal to your nervous system that the job is done.

Unprocessed trauma and emotional suppression don't just disappear, but sit in our nervous system and ripple into our rel...
17/09/2026

Unprocessed trauma and emotional suppression don't just disappear, but sit in our nervous system and ripple into our relationships, especially when juggling family life.

Choosing to heal and process your feelings in your 40s and 50s isn't just self-care, but an act of deep intergenerational responsibility. Explore how to express your "combustible" states and model authentic self-soothing for your family in this episode.

https://thehealingpractice.com.au/the-healing-practice-podcast/the-biological-need-for-rest-in-the-second-spring/

16/09/2026

What does it truly mean to call life to yourself beyond the narrow biological mandate of making babies?

In this episode of the Healing Practice podcast, we explore the deep, empowering philosophy of Life Calls Life. Women are life-givers by nature, not just through birth, but through the constant energy they give to their communities, families, and partners. However, when life becomes entirely about service to others, a woman’s internal vitality gets drained.

This episode invites you to look beyond societal expectations, reclaim your creative force outside of motherhood, and step into the uninhibited identity of the "wild woman" who honours her boundaries, owns her anger, and values herself simply because she exists.

We dive into the structural shifts required to awaken your creative vitality, including:

Expanding Creative Boundaries: Realising that creation isn't limited to the womb; artistic, professional, and personal pursuits are equal forces of fertility.

Dismantling the Handmaiden Role: Rejecting the societal conditioning that a woman's primary duty is to be of service to partners, children, or aging parents.

Uncovering the Entitlement Paradigm: Understanding how societal conditioning grants boys an unquestioned sense of safety and entitlement while girls are taught to restrict their voices and appease others.

The Danger of "Sadness Over Anger": Recognising how going underground with valid anger turns healthy energetic boundary-setting into internal sadness, chronic stress, and hormonal dysregulation.

Reclaiming the "Wild Woman" and Owning Anger

From a young age, girls are primed to curry favour, calm the room, and avert the male gaze. Women are taught to soften their voices, hold back their frustration, and smile even when they are furious.

When a woman swallows her anger after a dismissive comment or an unappreciated act of domestic service, that energy shifts inward. Reclaiming your vitality means allowing yourself to feel angry, speaking your truth directly without apologising or smiling, and letting the moment pass cleanly.

Practical Somatic Steps for Calling Life to Yourself

Stop the "Apology Smile": Practice stating your feelings directly: "I am angry about this," and stop yourself from laughing or apologising to make others comfortable.

Identify the Unmet Need Behind Sadness: When you feel a wave of sudden sadness, ask yourself: "Am I actually sad, or am I hiding my anger about an unfair expectation?"

Create a Non-Family Creative Outlet: Dedicate time each week to a project, hobby, or pursuit that exists entirely outside of your home, partner, or children.

Bonus Somatic Handout: Download our simple guide on how practices like vocal humming and vibration can stimulate the vagus nerve, soothe your throat, and restore calm during tense moments. https://thehealingpractice.com.au/shop/free-guide-understanding-and-supporting-the-vagus-nerve/

Reflection Points

Where in your daily life are you acting as a "handmaiden" to others' needs at the total expense of your own?

What patterns of people-pleasing or emotional suppression are you unconsciously modelling for your daughters or sons?

What would your life look like if you believed you were valuable simply because you exist, rather than because of the service you provide?

Explore More at The Healing Practice

If you are navigating transitions in your health, fertility, or motherhood journey and need supportive companion tools to build your daily resilience, we invite you to explore our dedicated resources.

Book: Ground your approach to conception by exploring Healing Fertility: A Mind-Body-Spirit Guide. https://thehealingpractice.com.au/shop/healing-fertility-a-mind-body-spirit-guide

Journal: Bring structure, deep containment, and comfortable tracking to your everyday life with The Path to Fertility: A Guided Journal for Hope, Healing & Connection. https://thehealingpractice.com.au/shop/the-path-to-fertility-a-guided-journal-for-hope-healing-connection/

Affirmation Deck: Elevate your morning routine and cultivate genuine hope with The Fertile Heart Deck: Honest Affirmations for Your Fertility Journey. https://thehealingpractice.com.au/shop/the-fertile-heart-deck-honest-affirmations-for-your-fertility-journey/

Book a Session: Work with Claire across her range of personalised services including fertility support, counselling, somatic healing, and life transition guidance. https://thehealingpractice.com.au/booking/

Find a wealth of information and education on navigating the pivotal period of perimenopause and menopause at thehealingpractice.com.au.

Highlights

01:37 What Life Calls Life Means
03:26 Beyond Fertility Roles
05:28 Creativity and Fulfilment
08:05 Wild Woman Purpose
09:09 Raising Kids and Entitlement
13:28 Anger as Vitality
13:40 Porridge Story Trigger
16:52 Expressing Anger and Health
18:28 Reclaiming Self-Worth
19:41 Menopause and New Awakening

What if the "right" answer isn't just talk? Explore an integrated approach that goes beneath the surface. Deep Healing S...
16/09/2026

What if the "right" answer isn't just talk?

Explore an integrated approach that goes beneath the surface.

Deep Healing Sessions address the patterns that talk therapy misses, leading to real, tangible shifts.

Discover what's possible for you.

https://thehealingpractice.com.au/counselling/

16/09/2026

When we face a painful setback like another period arriving, our negative thoughts rarely come with a soft disclaimer; instead, they default to harsh, unspoken self-punishment like "I hate myself" or "I am a disappointment." Holding onto this internal cruelty physically hurts and traps your nervous system in a state of deep distress.

Breaking this loop requires a conscious "no-no" to self-flagellation and a gentle shift toward self-compassion. By slowly moderating your internal dialogue, starting with small phrases like "I care about myself" and building up to "I love myself", you can gradually rewrite the story you tell your reflection and heal from the inside out.

There comes a moment when you look up from the years of mothering and realise you made it through. Stronger, softer, and...
15/09/2026

There comes a moment when you look up from the years of mothering and realise you made it through. Stronger, softer, and still standing.

15/09/2026

My husband kindly (for the most part) volunteered to pilot my new program The Quest Within - Nature Quests with The Healing Practice (that’s me) to see whether he liked it, it made a difference to him, and if he would do it again! Always a big ask when you’re working with very close family members and partners to get the right note of listening and participation.
Suffice to say, he enjoyed it and his happy face (man in a tree) is the result.
And yes, he said he would do it again.
🙌

14/09/2026

I attended this because I wanted to know more about what neurodivergent means and how people live with their mind differences in a society that doesn’t pay much attention to it except see it as a weirdness of some sort. So fascinating to learn about hyper stimulation and difficulty of focusing and how to help calm people in our crazy world. Very interesting speakers and great venue at The Sydney Hilton Hotel. Thanks to ATMS for showcasing this event. A special thank to the extraordinary Brendan who gave Thanks to Country. The first time I have really understood the necessity and importance of having this unique and respectful invitation extended to us. A lotta white folks don’t like it at all so Brendan’s explanation was even more apt.

Teen meltdowns can be exhausting. But what if you could change the dynamic? Rather than rushing to mollify their distres...
14/09/2026

Teen meltdowns can be exhausting. But what if you could change the dynamic?

Rather than rushing to mollify their distress, learn how to stay grounded and provide the calm, somatic space your teen needs to face the natural consequences of their choices.

Join us as we discuss how to handle teenage emotional volatility with confidence and grace.

https://thehealingpractice.com.au/the-healing-practice-podcast/adolescent-self-discovery/

14/09/2026

Holding steadfast to a rigid fertility timeline can set you up for deep heartbreak when conception doesn't happen as planned, especially when you cross the one-year mark only to be labelled with "unexplained infertility."

It is a frustrating paradox to have perfectly healthy anatomy while facing an invisible barrier, which is often an overloaded nervous system or chronic stress trapping your body in survival mode. Shifting your focus away from a rigid calendar and toward gently building internal safety is the missing key to restoring your body's natural rhythm and allowing fertility to happen naturally.

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