Category: Trauma & Therapy

The Prostatectomy In April 2018, I discovered that I had prostate cancer. I had no symptoms; it was discovered by an astute GP whilst investigating...

In this Guest Blog, Candy at Arras Healing explores the basics of Polyvagal Theory and how we can incorporate these teachings into bodywork, such as...

Anxiety is a common feeling which we have all experienced at times. It is the body’s way of alerting us to situations which may be...

What is the Shadow? The term Shadow was brought to the Western culture by such psychiatrists as Carl Jung, who was in part influenced by...

Male rape and sexual abuse is far more common than many people realise. According to Safeline, an organisation dedicated to working with men who have...

Bodywork sessions often have the release of stress and tension from the body as the focus. And yet, what happens after we release yet another...

Sexual shame is defined as a “visceral feeling of humiliation and disgust towards one’s own body and identity as a sexual being, and a belief...

What is Pornography? Pornography, or porn, is any visual or audio material, such as pictures, videos or erotic audio stories that have the purpose of...

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as “a state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings,...

Repressing Emotions The mind and the body are not two separate entities, but are inextricably linked. What happens to one affects the other, and vice...