by Lucy Reynolds | Nov 26, 2025 | Self-Worth & Self-Compassion
There’s a phrase you’ve probably heard a thousand times: “You need to love yourself before anyone else can.” It floats around social media like truth. It’s printed on self-help mugs and shared as relationship advice. It sounds empowering on the surface – like a...
by Lucy Reynolds | Nov 26, 2025 | Emotional Healing & Overwhelm
Christmas is supposed to be a time of warmth, connection, joy, family… at least that’s what the films, adverts, and social media would have us believe. But if you grew up in a family where tension simmered beneath the surface, where emotions were unpredictable, or...
by Lucy Reynolds | Nov 19, 2025 | Therapy & Growth
You can know exactly where your anxiety comes from.You can trace your patterns back to childhood.You can have all the insight in the world – and still feel frozen, on edge, or disconnected. If that’s you, please hear this:You’re not broken.You’re human. The...
by Lucy Reynolds | Nov 12, 2025 | Emotional Healing & Overwhelm
You’ve done the work. You’ve opened up, faced hard truths, maybe even started to feel lighter.And then – out of nowhere – something happens. You’re anxious again. You feel triggered. You find yourself back in old patterns you thought you’d outgrown. And...
by Lucy Reynolds | Oct 28, 2025 | Therapy & Growth
‘Myths About Healing (and what I believe instead)’ We’re often told that forgiveness is an essential step of healing – that to truly “move on,” we must let go of anger, make peace with the past, and wish well to those who hurt us. It sounds noble. It sounds...
