Curiosity is often where understanding begins.
I believe learning about our bodies, nervous systems, emotions and experiences can help us become more curious about ourselves — and more connected to the ways we move through the world.
This growing collection brings together practical, evidence-informed education from my work in massage therapy, veterinary medicine, body awareness and ongoing study in counselling psychology.
From My Library
Much of the education I create is informed by the books, researchers, clinicians, teachers and mentors whose work has shaped my own thinking. These are some of the ideas I return to, explore and connect with my own clinical experience.
BODY, STRESS & NERVOUS SYSTEM
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
Charge and the Energy Body — Anodea Judith
Consciousness Medicine — Francoise Bourzat
EMOTIONS & SELF-AWARENESS
The Language of Emotions — Karla McLaren
The Myth of Normal — Gabor Maté
When the Body Says No — Gabor Maté
Scattered Minds — Gabor Maté
AUTHENTICITY, RELATIONSHIPS & PERSONAL GROWTH
Ayena Academy — Paula Hamilton
The Flight from Intimacy — Barry K & Janae B Weinhold
No Bad Parts — Richard Schwartz
On Becoming a Person — Carl Rogers
How to Be an Adult in Relationships — David Richo
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love — Elaine Aron
Mother Hunger — Kelly McDaniel
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Reflective Practitioner — Donald Schon
Explore the Ideas
Pain, movement, nervous-system regulation, body awareness and the ways stress can show up physically.
Understanding emotions, interoception, curiosity, self-awareness and developing a more compassionate relationship with ourselves.
Attachment, connection, boundaries, authenticity, identity and the process of becoming more fully ourselves.
Curiosity, reflection, professional identity, burnout and the experiences that shape us through our work.
The People Who Approach Suffering
What happens when the person who has spent their life approaching suffering suddenly has to approach their own? Drawing from my experience as a veterinarian, Registered Massage Therapist, and counselling psychology student, I explore the relationship between responsibility and control, occupational identity, trauma, and the challenges of rebuilding a sense of self when illness, injury, disability, or career transition changes the role we once knew ourselves through.
When Your Work Becomes Part of Who You Are: Understanding Professional Identity
What happens when the role you've built your life around no longer fits quite the way it used to? Exploring professional identity, career transitions, competence, belonging, and the process of becoming who we are next.