RAINS Psychology

03/10/2026

31/08/2026

Now Open with Rotterdam Therapy & Coaching, within walking distance of Rotterdam Centraal:

Schiekade 105, 3033 BH Rotterdam [email protected]

18/06/2026

We go through tough changes as we work on ourselves or in therapy. However, our new way of being in the world, big or small, can make us question if the change is good.⁠
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If you're a bit raw, doing things outside your comfort zone, and unable to be in situations you used to be "ok" with, you're doing it right.⁠
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Progress breaks our old tolerance for discomfort, abuse, and bullsh*t.⁠
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*You might be unable to gossip with your mother about a sibling anymore.⁠
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*You might not be able to tolerate one-sided intimacy like before.⁠
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*You might not be able to people please with your boss like you used to.⁠
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*You might be unable to jump into another's mess at your own expense like you used to.⁠
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*You might be unable to keep it going with self-consumed people like you used to.⁠
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But, the hard part is the new territory. We often wonder if we are growing too cold, selfish, or protective.⁠
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Nope. You're just getting healthier, and it's foreign and won't feel graceful for a while yet.

18/06/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/brittanycarroll/p/best-ways-to-support-a-friend-experiencing?r=8jjdbt&utm_medium=ios

A Grief Therapist's Perspective

03/05/2026

Worth a read! On women and the explosion of ADHD and Autism diagnoses and a word on marketing and self-diagnosing.

"And women are particularly vulnerable to this expansion, because women’s behaviour has always been more tightly policed, more heavily scrutinised, and more frequently medicalised. They know that women are more likely to self-identify, self-diagnose - or even go to a doctor."

Dr Jess discusses the way smart, capable, ambitious, non-compliant, justice-seeking women are being pushed into Autism and ADHD diagnoses.

02/05/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9-Ov-_KcWk

18 likes, 2 comments. "Trauma's Echo: Genes, Brains, and Your Lifetime Impact | NOVA | PBS"

29/04/2026

When does it stop?

So now we’re admitting one of the most popular antidepressants is ineffective, but only because they’re selling a new version mixed with cough syrup?

04/10/2025

What a lovely ode to Rotterdam!
Credit: Vitalii Zharinov

22/09/2025