Jenna Rooke Therapy

31/07/2026

29/07/2026

What if the problem isn't the situation... but the meaning your mind gives it?

We often think we're reacting to what's happening around us.

But most of the time, we're reacting to our interpretation of it.

Our interpretation prism is shaped by our past experiences, beliefs, relationships and the stories we've learned over time.

It helps us make sense of the world, but sometimes it can also distort it.

The more aware we become of our own prism, the easier it is to pause, question our first interpretation, and consider that there may be another explanation.

Your first thought isn't always the truth. Sometimes it's simply the first story your mind creates.

08/07/2026

What happens inside your brain and body when you're faced with a threat?

Your nervous system responds automatically to help keep you safe.

❤️ Fight: your body prepares to confront the threat.
💨 Flight: your body prepares to escape.
❄️ Freeze: your body prepares to stay still.
🤝 Fawn: your body tries to reduce conflict by keeping the peace.
💜 Flop: your body conserves energy by shutting down when it feels overwhelmed.

Each response is different, but they all have the same purpose: survival.

Swipe through to learn:
🧠 What's happening inside your brain.
❤️ What you might notice in your body.
🌿 One practical technique to help your nervous system recognise when the threat has passed.

Understanding what's happening is the first step towards knowing how to respond.

29/06/2026

There was a time when I genuinely believed there was something wrong with me.

Why did my heart race when nothing was happening?
Why did I feel constantly on edge?
Why could I remember some things so clearly, but not others?
Why did my body seem to react before my mind had caught up?

No one had ever explained that my nervous system was doing exactly what it had evolved to do.

It was trying to keep me alive.

That's why I wanted to create this series.

Not to overwhelm you with neuroscience, but to help make sense of what can often feel confusing, frightening or isolating.

Because understanding what's happening inside your body doesn't erase what you've been through.

But it can replace shame with understanding.

Over the coming weeks, I'll be exploring each survival response individually - Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn and Flop, and explaining what they actually look like in everyday life, why they happen, and how you can begin working with your nervous system instead of against it.

If this post helped something click into place for you, I'd love to know.

❤️ Save it for the days you need reminding that your body isn't working against you.

💬 And if there's a part of trauma or the nervous system you've always wanted explained, let me know. It might become the next post in this series.

24/06/2026

I'm now an Accredited Member of the Association for IEMT Practitioners.

Thank you to everyone who participated in my case studies.

You can find me on the practitioner register via the link in the comments.

If you're curious about IEMT or would like to book a session, feel free to get in touch.

21/06/2026

Father's Day looks different for everyone. Whether you're celebrating, remembering, grieving, or simply getting through the day, we're sending love and support your way 💙

Thanks so much to for her beautiful illustration.

10/06/2026

🤍 A little update...

When I started building my private practice last October, I never imagined I'd be writing this so soon.

I've been reluctant to introduce a wait list because I know how important it is to access support when you feel ready to reach out. However, thanks to the trust, recommendations, and support I've received over the past few months, I've reached a point where a wait list is now needed for new clients.

Whilst I may not have immediate availability, you're still very welcome to get in touch and join the wait list. I'll be in contact as soon as a space becomes available.

Thank you to everyone who has trusted me, recommended me, and supported my work. I'm incredibly grateful. 🤍

07/06/2026

As we go through life, we're often given stickers that tell us who we are.

The good one.
The strong one.
The troublemaker.
The know-it-all.
The difficult one.
The sensitive one.

At first, they're just words. But when we hear them often enough, we start to believe them.

Over time, those stickers can become our identity. We see ourselves through them. We make decisions because of them. We carry them into our relationships, our work, and the way we move through the world.

Sometimes we challenge those labels and they peel away easily.

Others take a little more work.

And some leave a sticky residue behind, a reminder of the stories we've been told about ourselves for years.

But those labels don't have to define you.

Together, we can explore where they came from, whether they belong to you, and whether they're stories you still want to carry.

You get to reclaim the labels.
You get to rewrite the narrative.
You get to decide what belongs.

And when you're ready, you get to create new stickers of your own.

Brave.
Capable.
Worthy.
Enough.

What would you write on yours? 🤍

05/06/2026

When I encourage clients to sit with their feelings, they often look at me and ask, "But what does that actually mean?"

I think many of us have been taught that difficult emotions are something to get rid of as quickly as possible. We distract ourselves, stay busy, overthink, scroll, work harder, or tell ourselves we'll deal with it another day.

But feelings don't disappear simply because we don't want them there.

I often think of emotions like waves.

When a feeling first arrives, it can be uncomfortable, but it's usually manageable. Like standing at the edge of the sea and feeling a wave wash around your ankles. You notice it. You feel it. You allow it to be there.

The difficulty comes when we spend our energy trying to outrun every wave.

The wave doesn't stop coming. Another follows behind it, and then another. Over time, stress, sadness, disappointment, fear, frustration and worry can begin to build on top of one another until eventually we're hit by something that feels overwhelming.

This is why sitting with your feelings isn't about dwelling on them or making yourself feel worse.

It's about giving yourself permission to notice what's there, with curiosity rather than judgement.

To acknowledge what you're feeling.

To make space for it.

To trust that emotions do what waves naturally do.

They rise.

They peak.

And, when we're willing to let them, they pass. 🌊

What feeling might be asking for a little space and attention today?

03/06/2026

Anyone else notice they're stuck in the Drama Triangle sometimes? 🤍

I think most of us can recognise ourselves in all three roles at different times.

💚 When I'm in Rescuer mode, I might...

• Jump in and try to fix things
• Offer advice before I've really listened
• Take responsibility for other people's feelings
• Struggle to say no
• Feel frustrated when my help isn't wanted

Sometimes it comes from kindness.
Sometimes it comes from anxiety.
Often it's a bit of both.

🤍 When I'm in Victim mode, I might...

• Feel stuck and unsure what to do
• Focus on everything that isn't working
• Wish someone would tell me what the answer is
• Need to find a more "adult" adult
• Feel powerless to change things
• Forget what I do have control over

This isn't weakness.
It's often what happens when we're overwhelmed.

🤎 When I'm in Persecutor mode, I might...

• Get critical or impatient
• Feel frustrated with other people
• Focus on what's wrong
• Become defensive
• Blame others (or myself)

Underneath that frustration there's often hurt, fear, or a need that isn't being expressed.

✨ The interesting thing is that we don't stay in one role.

The helper can become frustrated and critical.

The overwhelmed person can become angry.

The critic can feel guilty and rush in to help.

We can move around the triangle without even realising it.

The goal isn't to judge ourselves when we notice it.

It's simply to pause and ask:

"What do I need right now?"

Because awareness creates choice. 🤍