In Therapy with Alex Howard

Hayley and I catch up after a two-month break for her "final" session. Hayley reflects on her therapeutic journey, specifically what she's learnt about herself and how her relationships have changed. ...

6 Des 202237min

Is it ever too late for a clean slate? Often, the stories we tell ourselves stem from childhood and, although they might have served us at the time, they aren't always suitable for life as an adult. I...

29 Nov 202237min

When we've experienced traumas in childhood, the conclusion that we often draw is that we must have been weak; but often the opposite is true. The very fact that we survived the experience, and manage...

22 Nov 202235min

The foundations of how we relate to ourselves and those around us is almost entirely established in childhood. In this week's session, Hayley and I begin to explore how she was related to as a child, ...

15 Nov 202230min

A common misconception is that anger is a "bad" emotion. But in its purest form, anger is our life force energy rising up and standing up for our boundaries, along with the power behind us stepping fo...

8 Nov 202240min

One of the challenges when we've experienced trauma is that we learn to focus on what is wrong about ourselves and the world around us. As a result, we not only ignore only our inherent sense of goodn...

1 Nov 202233min

So much of our energy in life goes into what other people think about us. But, we can never know what people truly think, and ultimately it doesn't matter. What matters is what we think of ourselves. ...

25 Okt 202235min

One of the impacts of childhood trauma is that we can feel overly merged with and responsible for those around us. Creating healthy boundaries is a critical step towards liberating ourselves from the ...

18 Okt 202240min