Psychological support for parents navigating neurodiversity Parents Matter Too — a weekly therapeutic reflection supporting parents of neurodiverse children. Week 3: Living in Constant Advocacy Mode — The Psychological Cost of Always Being the Strong One When Parenting Becomes Negotiation For many parents, there is a quiet turning point after diagnosis. Parenting begins to feelContinue reading “Parents Matter Too”
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Parents Matter Too
Psychological support for parents navigating neurodiversity Parents Matter Too — a weekly therapeutic reflection supporting parents of neurodiverse children. Week 1: When Parents Are Expected to Cope There is a moment many parents describe, often quietly, sometimes with tears, sometimes with a deep sigh. It is the moment when their child’s neurodiversity comes into focusContinue reading “Parents Matter Too”
Why FlourishEd Approaches Matter for Adults Returning to Learning—Especially After Negative School Experiences
When adults choose to return to education, it’s rarely a simple academic decision. For many, it’s deeply emotional. It’s about revisiting a place that didn’t feel safe, stepping back into environments that once damaged confidence, or confronting old stories of “not being good enough.” And these stories run deep. Adult learners often carry decades ofContinue reading “Why FlourishEd Approaches Matter for Adults Returning to Learning—Especially After Negative School Experiences”
Title: Play as Healing: Harnessing the Prepared Environment to Support Young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
Introduction In recent years, the field of early childhood education has recognised more fully the prevalence and profound impact of trauma on young children’s development. Children exposed to adverse experiences—such as abuse, neglect, loss, impacts from covid, war or displacement—are at risk of disruptions in regulation, attachment, executive functioning and learning (Maynard 2019). Within thisContinue reading “Title: Play as Healing: Harnessing the Prepared Environment to Support Young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma”
When Life Gets You Down: What it means to be Browned Off, Fed Up, and the Quiet Ripples Through the Family
There comes a point in many people’s lives when they feel emotionally wrung out. Not quite depressed, but certainly not content. A quiet kind of exhaustion seeps in—resentment at daily demands, emotional flatness, the sense of going through the motions. You might mutter, “I’m just browned off,” or “I’m so fed up.” And while theseContinue reading “When Life Gets You Down: What it means to be Browned Off, Fed Up, and the Quiet Ripples Through the Family”
When the Strong Struggle: The Hidden Impact of High-Functioning Depression on Children and Families
High-functioning depression is often silent — but its ripple effects are not. While the person experiencing it may carry on with daily life, fulfilling responsibilities and appearing “together,” the emotional undercurrent can have a profound impact on the people around them, especially children. In therapeutic and educational settings, we often see children struggling with anxiety,Continue reading “When the Strong Struggle: The Hidden Impact of High-Functioning Depression on Children and Families”
High-Functioning Depression: The Invisible Weight So Many Carry
In therapy rooms, classrooms, workplaces, and even among friends, there are countless individuals living with a quiet kind of suffering — high-functioning depression. They are the ones who keep going, who show up, who meet deadlines, care for others, and keep the house in order. On the surface, they seem fine — even successful. ButContinue reading “High-Functioning Depression: The Invisible Weight So Many Carry”
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