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Hand reaching in to arrange imperfect white ceramic vessels in warm natural light, illustrating the fawning pattern of orchestrating and controlling

May 14, 20260Comments

Why Trying to Orchestrate Events and Other People is Keeping You Trapped

Woman standing alone in a misty lake from behind, surrounded by fog and dark trees, figure small within a vast atmospheric landscape

May 12, 20260Comments

Never Feeling Like You’ve Fulfilled Your Potential

Woman lying in foetal position on a warm wooden floor, overhead angle, depicting quiet exhaustion and withdrawal

May 7, 20260Comments

Fawning and Burnout – When Being Accommodating Backfires at Work

Collage of warm and monochrome portrait fragments - faces, hands and flowers - illustrating the hidden nature of the fawn response

May 5, 20260Comments

What is Fawning?

A woman resting on a dark sofa surrounded by papers — burnout vulnerability explored by Karen Toms therapist and counsellor

April 30, 20260Comments

Burnout: Why You Might Be Vulnerable

Close up black and white portrait of a woman with eyes closed — self-awareness as a double-edged gift, by Karen Toms therapist and counsellor

April 28, 20260Comments

Self-Awareness as a Double-Edged Gift

A woman holding a glass alongside a warm interior with a brass lamp — exploring the body as home, by Karen Toms therapist and counsellor

April 24, 20260Comments

The Home We Live In

Copy of Quiet by Susan Cain on a wooden desk — a book recommendation from Karen Toms, therapist and counsellor

April 22, 20260Comments

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

A vintage box of soft pastels in warm earthy tones, representing the rediscovery of creativity and its role in mental wellbeing

April 17, 20260Comments

When Did You Stop Being Creative?

Bronze statue of a figure reaching upward in a sunlit garden, representing the feeling of striving to move forward despite something holding you back

April 15, 20260Comments

Do You Have a Handbrake On?

A woman sitting in a chair in quiet contemplation, photographed from behind in warm, atmospheric light with a lace curtain in the background.

April 9, 20260Comments

Is the Voice of Your Inner Critic Actually Someone Else’s?

A woman lying on a bed reading a book in a bright, cosy space capturing the quiet contentment of an introvert happily in their own company

April 7, 20260Comments

Why the Clients I See are Typically Introverts