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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WORK ON YOUR 'STUFF' - The Healing Journey
It takes a lot of courage to get on your healing path. Staying where you are is easier - even if it's not what you ultimately want. So when you start working on your issues, it can be extra bewildering to have an emotional setback. If this has happened to you, I want you to know it's not your fault - and here's why it's happening. We say 'healing isn't linear', but I don't think you really appreciate it, until you actually start doing the work. You probably feel pretty great
Sophie Shaw
Nov 18, 20253 min read


WHAT IF NOTHING GETS BETTER?
I was thinking recently about an extraordinary moment in a Jack Nicholson movie of the same name, where he walks into his psychiatrist's waiting room, turns to the waiting patients and says: "What if this is as good as it gets?" Their blank, stunned expressions are something I'll always remember. But WHAT a bloody good question. What if nothing gets better? What if there isn't some nebulous, happier life on its way, if only you can wait a few weeks/months/ years? What if you
Sophie Shaw
Nov 4, 20253 min read


HOW TO QUIT QUITTING
Guess what - you can achieve anything, as long as you never give up. (Cue audience cheers and roaring approval).
Well, that sounds absolutely fucking exhausting, to be honest.
Sophie Shaw
Sep 14, 20252 min read


THE SCHOOL OF PAIN
For a while now, I've been dealing with a decent amount of pain in my body, and I'll tell you, it has given me a whole new perspective on...
Sophie Shaw
Sep 1, 20253 min read


YOU GOTTA FEEL YOUR FEELINGS
"Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you can not bear the pain. But you have already...
Sophie Shaw
Oct 23, 20233 min read


YOU'RE OK, YOU KNOW
You're far more than ok, you know - you're bloody glorious. Don't believe me? Let's argue about it 💪 Every day, you get out of bed and...
Sophie Shaw
Oct 23, 20232 min read


THE EXTRAORDINARY HEALING POWER OF GRATITUDE
When I was a kid, I was told to 'count my blessings'. Did I actually do it? Well, no - I was too busy wondering why my brother got two...
Sophie Shaw
Oct 23, 20232 min read
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