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In this, the last of a special ten part series of The Therapy Edit, Anna talks through the second of The Uncomfortable Truths; I am going to die.

The Uncomfortable Truth: Change Your Life By Taming 10 of Your Mind's Greatest Fears is Anna's 5th book was published on the 8th August.
Order your copy here

Here's a teaser from Anna about what to expect in this long-awaited, transformative book.

‘Some people don’t like me”
“Bad things will happen to people I love”
“I’m going to fail”
… these words underpinned my anxieties and nightmares. I bet they feature in yours too.

Our fears are anchored in the unavoidable truths of life; all things reach an end, bad things happen, and we lack the control we crave.

As an experienced psychotherapist, who’s had years of therapy, I realised that ploughing endless energy into trying to control the uncontrollable is keeping us all tired, wired, and worried. Ignoring fears doesn’t make them less true, it makes them more powerful. I decided to try a different tact and it changed my world.

Instead of doing everything I could to ease and avoid life’s uncomfortable truths, I sought a deeper acceptance of them. Through using this approach, my clients and I discovered that fear began to loosen its grip. We were living more intentionally and peacefully.

So, face your fears one a chapter at a time, and discover who you are without worry, doubt and people-pleasing holding you back.

In this, the ninth of a special ten part series of The Therapy Edit, Anna talks through the second to last of The Uncomfortable Truths; I will lose people I love.

The Uncomfortable Truth: Change Your Life By Taming 10 of Your Mind's Greatest Fears is Anna's 5th book was published on the 8th August.
Order your copy here

Here's a teaser from Anna about what to expect in this long-awaited, transformative book.

‘Some people don’t like me”
“Bad things will happen to people I love”
“I’m going to fail”
… these words underpinned my anxieties and nightmares. I bet they feature in yours too.

Our fears are anchored in the unavoidable truths of life; all things reach an end, bad things happen, and we lack the control we crave.

As an experienced psychotherapist, who’s had years of therapy, I realised that ploughing endless energy into trying to control the uncontrollable is keeping us all tired, wired, and worried. Ignoring fears doesn’t make them less true, it makes them more powerful. I decided to try a different tact and it changed my world.

Instead of doing everything I could to ease and avoid life’s uncomfortable truths, I sought a deeper acceptance of them. Through using this approach, my clients and I discovered that fear began to loosen its grip. We were living more intentionally and peacefully.

So, face your fears one a chapter at a time, and discover who you are without worry, doubt and people-pleasing holding you back.

In this final guest episode of The Therapy Edit before Anna takes a well deserved break, she chats to Kate Moyle, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, about her One Thing: what does normal mean when it comes to sex?

Kate's book The Science Of Sex is available to buy here.  
You can also enjoy Kate's podcast The Sexual Wellness Sessions - 
And of course you can follow her on Instagram.



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In this Friday guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to Poppy Delbridge about the power of tapping and how it can bring your mind and body together and serve you in so many ways.

Changing lives as a manifestation coach, speaker, author and tapping expert known as “the go to for public figures” (VOGUE) when it comes to personal development using energy psychology, Poppy has combined her 15 + year career as ‘one of the most powerful women in TV’ (Glamour) working with networks such as BBC, MTV, Netflix, ITV and Channel 4 as a Creative Executive with Pivot Into Power - her own 90 day creative process to unlock full potential, manifesting ‘all-round’ life success and wellbeing.

You can learn more about Pivot into Power here.

You can buy Poppy's book 'Tapping In, Manifest the life you want with the transformative power of tapping.' here.

You can follow Poppy on Instagram here

In this episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna considers the common feeling amongst mothers that they are touched out and crave some personal space.

If you've ever felt this way and it's impacted your relationships or the way you feel, this is a must listen and we hope you find it a help.

In this guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna is thrilled to chat to campaigner, author and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, Joeli Brearley about her One Thing; that the motherhood penalty is NOT YOUR FAULT

Joeli founded Pregnant Then Screwed in 2015 after her own experience of pregnancy discrimination. She writes for the Telegraph, is the winner of the Northern Power Women Agent for Change award, is an Amnesty International Human Rights Defender and a member of the United Nations Working Group: Women’s Human Rights in the Changing World of Work. In January 2021 she took the Government to court for indirect sex discrimination due to the way self employed mothers were being financially penalised by the income support scheme. Her debut book: ”Pregnant Then Screwed: The Truth about the Motherhood Penalty, and how to fix it’’ was published on the 4th March 2021. In 2022 'The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career' was published.

You can visit the Pregnant Then Screwed website here

Follow Pregnant Then Screwed on Instagram here

In this episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats about the importance of self pride and honouring yourself, your feelings, your needs and your boundaries. She considers how tiny decisions about how much you matter, can transform your life for the better, so do take 15 minutes to enjoy this episode, rate, review and share with others who may find it helpful.

In today’s guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna welcomes Bronagh Meere from @whiledollysleeps who shares her ideas for creating the perfect capsule wardrobe for school mum life.

Bronagh Meere kicked off her fashion career during Heat magazine’s heyday, when she landed a job on what was arguably the most influential style desk of its time. She made the leap to freelancing in 2008 and remains one of the industry's most in-demand stylists to this day.

Whether she’s working her magic on celebrity shoots, big-brand advertising campaigns, music videos, TV shows or as a personal stylist to VIPs, her friendly approach, unrivalled work ethic and ceaseless style knowledge have kept her at the forefront of the industry.

When her daughter Dolly was born seven years ago, Bronagh created an Instagram account called @whiledollysleeps, in honour of the fact that it was the only chance she had to get any work done! When her son Hugo followed two years later, she had even less time but an ever-increasing passion for posting vibrant, must-have, easy-to-duplicate outfits, as well as top style tips (and the occasional insight into her Edwardian house renovation, which she lovingly refers to as ‘the building site’). As a result, @whiledollysleeps has organically grown into a warm, fun, colourful account where followers can interact with each other about everything from raincoats to cowboy boots and keep up to date with Bronagh’s (occasionally out-there) day-to-day style.

In this Monday solo episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna offers out 3 steps to address comparison and allow yourself to be unique and good enough.

We hope you enjoy, please don't forget to subscribe, rate and review so more people can benefit from Anna's grounding and therapeutic words.

As we zoom towards the start of a new school year Anna interviews Susie Robbins who offers some incredibly helpful advice for mums of children starting school this September.

Susie is a behaviour expert that you'll find on Instagram at @resolvetoplay

You can also learn more about Susie and all that she offers at her website.

Susie has many years of experience working with children deemed to be 'at risk' of social or academic exclusion. She has supported them, and their families to repair relationships at home, and at school with the aim that they would come to, remain in and ultimately enjoy school life. Susie is passionate about empowering children and young families to do the very best that they can, and so thrive.

This year Susie released her Happy Days Diary; an emotional wellbeing journal for kids to help identify emotions, triggers and build a tool kit to aid regulation. You can find out more and get copies for your children here.