Awaken Discovery

12/09/2026

The season changes.

But not everything about it has to disappear.

Maybe you want to keep the slower mornings.

The walks.

The conversations.

The feeling of not always rushing.

Perhaps the question isn't only:

“What am I losing?”

Maybe it's also:

“What do I want to carry forward?”

What would you like to take from summer into autumn?



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10/09/2026

Sometimes a person leaves our life and we think we're supposed to feel one clear thing.

Relief.
Sadness.
Anger.
Freedom.

But real life isn't usually that tidy.

You can miss someone and still know that things needed to change.

You can care about someone and still need distance.

You can be grateful for what was and know you can't go back to it.

Feelings don't always arrive in neat little boxes.

Which is something I think we sometimes forget.

10/09/2026

Growth! Like most words and phrases in wellness, it’s become a bit of a buzz word.

Growth, what does that really mean?

Growth can take place in many ways, physical, socially, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Moving us from our original place to an elevated place of learning, understanding and emotional connection if we check in.

The trouble is we never really take time to reflect on the growth we have made. We move swiftly onto the next thing.

There might be a moment of pride or praise if the experience was positive and we wanted to do it but what if what we started feels negative. This could be doing something we don’t want to do, like a task at work, making a video, meeting people etc. When we do things that don’t feel good we often ignore the growth we have made.

What have you done recently that you didn’t want to do, you did it, but you might not have seen or felt the growth. Let me know in the comments below 💫

09/09/2026

COME HOME TO YOURSELF

A space to pause.
A place to reconnect.

Maybe things don’t feel quite right — in your relationships, at work, or within yourself. You might feel overwhelmed, stuck or disconnected and want to understand what’s happening and make a change.

Maybe life is just messy. I offer a warm, compassionate space to slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying and begin finding your way back to yourself.

Supporting individuals, couples & professionals.

Compassionate counselling and psychotherapy with Ally Donoghue (MBACP, NCPS). Online or face-to-face near York. Support for anxiety, burnout and overwhelm.

08/09/2026

Not every friendship ends with an argument.

Sometimes life simply changes.

Different jobs.
Different routines.
Children.
Distance.
New priorities.

You can still care about someone and realise you're no longer part of each other's everyday lives in the same way.

That can be a little loss too.

And perhaps we don't always give ourselves permission to acknowledge it because “nothing actually happened.”

But something did change.

Have you ever had a friendship that changed without really ending?



www,awakendiscovery.co.uk

08/09/2026

As we feel the summer blur into autumn, where are you in all of this 💫 comment below.

06/09/2026

Not every ending gets a goodbye.

Sometimes we simply move into the next thing.

But perhaps there is something you are quietly letting go of.

A routine.
A relationship.
A role.
A version of yourself.
A season.
A hope.

You don't have to share if it's too personal.

But perhaps take a moment to notice it.

What are you quietly saying goodbye to?

05/09/2026

The first day of school.

The first day at university.

The first day of a new job.

The first day of a new chapter.

Sometimes everyone is excited.

And you are too.

But underneath that excitement there can be another feeling.

Because something has changed.

Your child is becoming more independent.
Your role is changing.
A familiar routine is ending.

Perhaps you realise that a version of life you knew very well isn't coming back in quite the same way.

That doesn't make you selfish.

And it doesn't mean you're not proud.

Sometimes pride and sadness sit right alongside each other.

Have you ever experienced that?