Notes and reflections

Writing from the practice

Short pieces on anxiety, burnout, boundaries, and what it is actually like to begin therapy.

Attachment

August 13, 2026

You Were Never Too Much

How attachment trauma, gender expectations and perfectionism can shape people-pleasing in women — and how relational, feminist therapy can support boundaries, self-worth and more secure attachment.

Burnout

June 17, 2026

The Myth of Having It All: When Holding Everything Starts to Cost You

Why do so many women feel overwhelmed, burnt out, and unable to rest? A compassionate reflection on anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and the hidden cost of having it all.

Attachment

June 3, 2026

What Attachment Trauma Actually Feels Like… Even If Your Childhood "Wasn't That Bad"

Attachment wounds do not always look obvious. Sometimes they look like anxiety in relationships, over-functioning, people pleasing, or hyper-independence — even when nothing about your childhood looked dramatic.

Attachment

May 26, 2026

What If You're Not Broken — Just Living By Rules You've Outgrown?

Feeling stuck in old relationship patterns, anxiety, burnout, or self-doubt? What attachment wounds can actually feel like — even if your childhood looked fine.

Relationships

May 19, 2026

Why You Keep Repeating Relationship Patterns…Even When You Understand Where They Come From

Wondering why you keep repeating relationship patterns even when you understand exactly where they come from? Insight alone doesn't always create change — and that isn't a failure on your part.

Burnout

May 13, 2026

The New Moon in Taurus Is Asking You to Stop Abandoning Yourself

Explore how the New Moon in Taurus — stability, self-worth, rest and embodiment — speaks to burnout, over-functioning, and the quiet ways we learn to override our own needs.

Burnout

May 6, 2026

When Coping Starts Feeling Like Performing: The Quiet Burnout So Many Women Carry

Feeling emotionally exhausted despite "holding it all together"? Sometimes what we call coping is actually chronic self-abandonment — and it rarely looks like burnout from the outside.

Anxiety

April 28, 2026

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All the Time (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right)

Feeling overwhelmed even when you’re doing everything right? Learn why this happens and how online therapy in Ontario can help you reconnect with yourself.