Wellbeing with you

10/07/2026

28/06/2026

20/06/2026

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This visual was inspired by a client’s brilliant way of describing their experience of OCD.
They explained it like a courtroom.
An intrusive thought appears and suddenly both the logical brain 🧠 and threat brain ⚠️ begin arguing the case. One side gathers evidence 📄, the other side raises doubts ❓. They work tirelessly trying to reach certainty.





The problem?
The OCD jury is listening to the debate and concluding:
“If we’re still discussing this, there must be something worth investigating.”
For many people with OCD, the goal isn’t to find the truth. It’s to find certainty. And certainty is a verdict that OCD rarely accepts.
If this resonates with you, please know that you’re not weak, irrational, or choosing this struggle. OCD can be exhausting precisely because you care deeply and are trying so hard to do the right thing 💐






Sometimes recovery isn’t about proving the thought wrong.
Sometimes recovery begins when we stop putting every intrusive thought on trial 🚫⚖️
A huge thank you to the client who shared this metaphor and gave permission for me to bring it to life through my heart and brain characters ❤️🧠
Which part of the courtroom analogy resonates most with you? ⚖️

14/06/2026

❤️🧠 The burnout trap nobody talks about...

Sometimes the very habits that helped us succeed become the habits that exhaust us.

- Working late
-Pushing through
-Saying yes
-Being the reliable one
-Putting everyone else first

These strategies often develop for good reasons. They help us achieve, cope, survive, and keep moving forward.

But there comes a point where the brain keeps demanding more while the heart quietly asks for rest.

CBT teaches us that wellbeing isn't about abandoning ambition. It's about recognising when an old strategy is no longer serving us and giving ourselves permission to choose a different way forward.

You do not have to earn your rest. You do not have to reach breaking point before slowing down. You do not have to sacrifice your wellbeing to prove your worth.

Which slide spoke to you the most? ❤️🧠👇

07/06/2026

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Sometimes CBT is not about forcing every thought to disappear.

It is about recognising that thoughts are like passing weather. Some are helpful, some are noisy, and some can feel overwhelming. But just as a plane rises above the clouds, we can learn to step back from unhelpful thinking and see the bigger picture.

The view does not change because we worry harder. It changes when we gain perspective.
Today, give yourself permission to look up, trust your direction, and remember that freedom is not the absence of difficult thoughts. Freedom is knowing they do not have to pilot your journey. 💙



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11/05/2026

You can’t think your way out of feelings 💛

Sometimes when emotions feel uncomfortable
our mind goes into problem-solving mode
🤯Trying to: figure it out
👀Analyse it
😬Reason with it
🤐Make it stop

But not every feeling can be solved through thinking alone

The more we try to “logic away” emotions
the more stuck and overwhelmed we can sometimes feel

Feelings are part of being human 🌿
They often need:
🤗Space
🥰Compassion
😎Rest
🎨Expression
🙏Support

Not perfection
Not endless analysis
Not fixing immediately

This does not mean giving up, It means learning that emotions can move through us without needing every answer first.

You do not have to solve every feeling to survive it 💛