We all experience seasons we'd rather avoid. Whether it's uncertainty, grief, waiting, or simply feeling overwhelmed, it's easy to want the season to end. In this personal reflection, I share how God has been teaching me to stop striving, embrace the pause, and discover that healing isn't found in controlling life's outcomes, but in learning to trust Him.

Diagnoses, personality types and archetypes can help us understand ourselves but what happens when they become our identity? This thought-provoking article explores Carl Jung's archetypes through a Christian lens, reflecting on why Jesus used parables and metaphors to reveal the heart.

I am in a season. A long one. A season where, despite having the tools and understanding of healing, I found myself sitting in the hardest place I have known. This is the story of what happens when we stop fighting our body’s responses and begin to listen, allowing healing to unfold moment by moment.

Before beliefs, before structure, before the world layered over us its conditions, expectations, and fears we were born into this world with breath. The very breath God gave humanity. In that first inhale, there was no striving or confusion. We were simply being, unguarded and whole, made in His image.

For people who have experienced trauma or abuse, this state of heightened alertness can become their baseline, amplifying their perception of threat to the point of distorting reality.

intention plays a powerful role. When we communicate in advance to our cells what we expect and hope for, we enhance the healing process. Our body recognises and utilises the support we’re offering more effectively when there’s a clear intention behind it. Without that awareness, healing can still happen, but it might take longer.

Yoga, I believe, is an incredible way to create a space between therapy sessions, a place to check in with yourself, to come home to your body, and to reconnect with your own needs and emotions. Looking back, I wish I had made this a priority earlier, especially in the early days of motherhood when it would have helped me stay grounded.