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Practicing The Pause (Even when it feels uncomfortable)
Pausing sounds simple, doesn’t it? Stop. Take a breath. Engage with stillness and pause. But for many of us, the pause is not a gentle...
Dawn Henderson
Oct 15 min read


When Thinking Feels Safer Than Feeling.
Have you ever been told, even by your therapist, that you intellectualise your feelings? I have.
At the time, it felt like a criticism. Like I wasn’t “doing therapy right.” It carried an unspoken message: “You’re doing feelings wrong.”
Looking back, I realise how much shame that stirred and whispered, “You’re not enough. You don’t belong here.” I felt unseen, misunderstood, and even more hesitant to explore what lay beneath.
But here’s what I’ve come to understand, espec
Dawn Henderson
Aug 292 min read


Living Outside The Lines
To live outside the lines is to first realise we live within them.
I was inspired to write Living Outside the Lines after experiencing a wave of difficult feelings that left me confused and frustrated.
Dawn Henderson
Aug 275 min read


Spinning Plates
Sometimes constant exertion is all we know.
Sometimes this performance is a behaviour we learned; to be productive is to be valuable and accepted and acceptable.
We spin the parenting plate. The emotional plate. The work plate. The "remember the appointment" plate. The "stay regulated for everyone else" plate.
Dawn Henderson
Aug 262 min read


Your Voice.
I realise I should have posted a blog on Sunday.
There was one, half-written in drafts, not yet fully formed. But it didn’t feel right to finish it.
This weekend I felt heavy, unfulfilled, frustrated. I tried to prompt myself into achieving the blog. The idea was there, but it remained unwritten. Partial attempts felt unsatisfying and uninspiring.
Dawn Henderson
Jun 303 min read


The Quiet Power of the Thistle
Thistle & Butterfly There is a quiet kind of comfort I find in the sight of a thistle. Whether it’s nestled in the grass by a lay-by,...
Dawn Henderson
Jun 153 min read


My Letter to You.
If you are reading this I welcome you.
With open arms and an open heart, I thank you for being here.
Whatever path has brought you, instinct, curiosity, a piqued interest or a brief pause in absent-minded scrolling, you are here. Now.
Dawn Henderson
Jun 92 min read


Guilt and Grace
There's a spot by my back door. It is familiar, grounding, my 'go - to' space. It is not particularly elegant or beautiful. But it is my space. It doesn't have soft cushions, gentle lighting or soothing comfort. Yet, it holds me in the only way a place of familiarity can. I find myself here again, aware of the world moving and living around me.
Dawn Henderson
Jun 84 min read
Therapeutic Counselling
Dawn Henderson. (MBACP)
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