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Reflections
Some short reflections on psychotherapy, healing, and the human condition


The Weight of Endless Possibility
We’re told anything is possible. That with enough work, belief, and vision, you can become anything, achieve anything, have everything....
Angharad Thomas
2 min read


The Cure Is in the Talking
Psychotherapy began with something simple. Not grounding techniques. Not self-soothing strategies. Not interventions applied like...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


The Pressure to Always be Okay
Somewhere along the way, struggling became a problem to fix — rather than just part of being human. Sadness became something to hide. ...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


Shame Doesn't Survive Contact
Shame grows in silence. In the moments we feel too much, too messy, too wrong — and no one is there to meet us. Shame makes us doubt...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


The Shape of Anxiety
Anxiety doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it hums — low and constant, like something just beneath the surface that won’t let you settle. It...
Angharad Thomas
2 min read


The Ache of Being Alive
There’s a quiet ache that so many people carry — not always loud, not always easy to name. It’s not quite sadness, not quite anxiety. ...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


Why See a Human Therapist
We live in a time where you can type your pain into a screen and get a reply in seconds. Gentle. Polite. Even empathic, in its way. AI...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


More Than a Label
It can feel like a relief to have a name for what you’re going through. A diagnosis can bring order to chaos, give language to your...
Angharad Thomas
2 min read


When the Answer is a Pill (...and when it isn't)
It’s often the first thing offered. You go to your GP, tell them you're struggling, and they write you a prescription. Quickly. Kindly....
Angharad Thomas
2 min read


Tired, but You Can’t Stop
We live in a culture that doesn’t so much demand as it does seduce - coaxing us into endless self-improvement, making it feel as though...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read


Knowing Isn't the Same as Healing
You can know why you do it. You can trace it back to your childhood, to that moment you were left out, shamed, silenced, or made to feel...
Angharad Thomas
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When “Evidence-Based” Isn’t Enough
CBT has become the go-to recommendation for almost everything — depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, OCD. It’s structured, short...
Angharad Thomas
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Beyond Techniques and Strategies
It’s easy to fall into the promise of techniques. Strategies. Tools. “Five ways to manage your anxiety.” “Top tips for emotional...
Angharad Thomas
1 min read
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