Penny Dennis - Time2talk

04/06/2026

Wonderful post from Steven Bartlett ✊

My mum still tells people how "intense" I was as a kid...turning my bunkbed into a fake business... making fake money so my brothers could spend it at that fake business...

I think my parents thought something was wrong with me... I was always too much.

When you're "too much", too passionate, too ambitious, too excited you make people uncomfortable.

You obsess about your idea until 4am while everyone wants to go to bed.

You cry at films that aren't even sad.

You text long rambly paragraphs when everyone else sends thumbs up emojis.

You care about things that seem ridiculous to care about.

After 33 years of being told I was "too much"... I realised that the people who tell you you're too much are usually living at half volume.

And not because they're bad people... often because someone, somewhere, convinced them that being palatable was more important than being themselves.

The people I treasure most are all "too much". Too emotional, too ambitious, too weird, too creative, too intense, too easily inspired, too many ideas, too honest...🤣

They can all make simple things excessive, interesting, find stories in nature, find business ideas in music...

So if you're reading this feeling like you should shrink yourself to fit - please don't.

The world doesn't need another beige person making careful things and playing it safe. It needs you - it needs ALL of us, at full volume, with all your weird edges and sometimes exhausting passion.

Some people won't be able to handle it, and that's a really important way to filter and find YOUR people... change the people before you change yourself!

And when you find your people, they'll be so happy that you're exactly the amount of YOU that you are.

So so glad to have found so many of MY people! ❤️👊🏾

Have you found YOUR people?

03/06/2026

Whoever you are, however you identify – everyone deserves to be heard and supported 🏳️‍🌈

If you’re feeling low and don’t know where to turn, we’re here to help you on your path to feeling better – today, tomorrow or whenever you need 💜

03/06/2026

This is a great organisation .

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Most of a Counsellors work is around grief and loss.

We can experience grief for our care givers when we start school.

We can experience grief for primary school when the gears shift up into middle or upper/high school.

We can experience grief when we seperate from friends when we go onto further education.

We can experience grief when we finish uni and part ways with the friends we've lived with there. And grieve for our independence when we have to move back in with our parents.

We can experience grief for a childhood we didn't get due to adverse conditions.

We can experience grief for a parent or siblings who are still alive, who we don't have a relationship with.

We can experience grief when we retire because we've worked for all of our adult life, had a routine, a reason to get dressed up and a connection with our colleagues and those we deal with in our jobs.

Notice that none of these losses involve an actual death, which obviously is the biggest loss.

Yes we make adjustments and most of us adapt and move through life as it evolves, but some of us can't and that is ok.

It's ok to work through these issues and learn to apply self compassion to ease the feelings of loss.

Nothing at all is irrelevant in the therapy room. Everything that we go through that has an effect on us is welcome.

Please do always reach out. There is always someone there who is willing to listen.

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01/06/2026

Yesterday marked one whole year since I took the plunge to be exclusively self employed (though I’ve been in private practice for 5 years). The time has gone by so fast but I’ve loved it. I swapped colleagues and security for pursuing my passion - the work that feels like home. Eternally grateful for the support and advice I’ve been given along the way. And of course, to the clients who have given me a chance to sit alongside them. I will never get over how much of an honour it is to hear your stories and be trusted to support you. Here’s to the future and the many years (I hope) to come!

📷: Jessica smiles while holding a giant flower. She’s wearing a white vest and blue denim “mom shorts” with black Vans trainers in a garden centre.

01/06/2026

An amazing organisation .

💙We’re proud to work in partnership with Ess*x S*xual Health Service and their incredible initiative, The Umbrella Project, which provides discreet and confidential care packages for people involved in s*x work.

Last week, they dropped off their latest batch of care packages, helping to ensure individuals can access essential health, safety, and wellbeing support without judgement or barriers. We’re grateful for the compassion, professionalism, and dignity that this project brings to our community.

S*x workers often face significant stigma, discrimination, and social isolation, which can prevent people from accessing healthcare, reporting violence, or reaching out for support when they need it most. Stigma does not protect people — it increases harm.

Everyone deserves access to healthcare, safety, respect, and confidential support, regardless of their circumstances or background. Projects like The Umbrella Project are so important because they meet people where they are, offering practical support alongside human kindness and dignity.

Reducing stigma starts with conversations, education, and treating people as people first. Support services work best when individuals feel safe enough to access them without fear of shame or judgement.

A huge thank you again to *x S*xual Health Service and The Umbrella Project for the amazing work they continue to do in supporting some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

01/06/2026

Worth watching ..see the dates ✊🙏