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What Your Childhood Left Behind. The echoes are quieter now, but they still speak

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do.” Poet Philip Larkin, This Be The Verse . These famous lines, wry and blunt, capture a truth that modern psychology continues to explore, even the most well-intentioned parents (and other childhood influences) leave an imprint on our emotional lives. Many of us grow up thinking our childhood was “fine”, perhaps we “ had a good life, we went on holidays ” yet struggle with anxiety, low self-esteem or diffi

Daniel Lawrence

Nov 1214 min read

The Things That Keep Us Safe (Until They Don’t): Why Letting Go Feels So Hard

Most of us learn to cope long before we learn to feel. We adapt, survive and keep moving forward. For many, this means developing subtle strategies that protect us from pain. Staying busy, being helpful, keeping control or turning to something that soothes. These patterns often begin in childhood and quietly follow us into adulthood, long after the original threat has passed. Coping is not weakness. It’s intelligence in action, the body and mind doing what they must to keep u

Daniel Lawrence

Oct 226 min read

Holding On, Letting Go: Meeting ourselves in the patterns we repeat

Maybe you're always the one who texts first. Or maybe you pull away when someone gets too close. You might overthink every silence, every...

Daniel Lawrence

Sep 304 min read

Jung: the shadow, the shame, the self.

Every one of us carries a shadow. Jung used this word to describe the hidden side of our personality, the parts of us we push away or...

Daniel Lawrence

Sep 123 min read

From Silence to Self: Therapy, Shame and the Lives of LGBTQ+ Clients

In the quiet of the therapy room, something powerful can happen, not always loud or dramatic but something deeply felt. A shift. A softening. The relief of being understood without needing to explain every part of yourself. For many LGBTQIA+ people, this feeling is rare — and when it happens, it matters. As a therapist who works affirmatively with LGBTQIA+ clients, I often sit with people who are navigating the long echo of experiences that left them feeling unsafe, ashamed o

Daniel Lawrence

Jul 203 min read

From the Room Where We Begin: Being Heard and How Therapy Works

This is where it begins — in the stillness of being truly heard. In this blog, I explore how therapy works, what it means to be met with honesty and care and why person-centred experiential therapy offers more than conversation. It’s a space for reflection, growth and the quiet work of becoming more fully yourself.

Daniel Lawrence

Jul 25 min read