{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Hunter Valley Walk and Talk Therapy","home_page_url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au","description":"Hunter Valley Walk and Talk Therapy","author":{"name":"Hunter Valley Walk and Talk Therapy"},"items":[{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/i-was-wrong-about-what-healing-means","html_content":"

If you’ve had a history of painful experiences with difficult people, there’s a fair chance you carry some amount of wounding that informs your choices, behaviours and thoughts. And maybe those choices, behaviours and th...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/i-was-wrong-about-what-healing-means","title":"I was wrong about what 'healing' means.","summary":"If you’ve had a history of painful experiences with difficult people, there’s a fair chance you carry some amount of wounding that informs your choices, behaviours and thoughts. And maybe those choices, behaviours and th...","date_modified":"2026-07-18T07:32:22Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/its-what-happens-afterwards","html_content":"

When I was about 10, I attended a little after-school craft group at a church in Birmingham Gardens. I don’t remember much about the group, but I do remember us kids would all mill about outside.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/its-what-happens-afterwards","title":"It's What Happens Afterwards...","summary":"When I was about 10, I attended a little after-school craft group at a church in Birmingham Gardens. I don’t remember much about the group, but I do remember us kids would all mill about outside.","date_modified":"2026-05-27T10:41:09Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/not-my-fathers-daughter","html_content":"

In December 2020, a burst tyre became an appropriate metaphor for what was to unfold in my life in the days, months and years afterward.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/not-my-fathers-daughter","title":"Not my Father's Daughter ","summary":"In December 2020, a burst tyre became an appropriate metaphor for what was to unfold in my life in the days, months and years afterward. ","date_modified":"2026-05-14T10:59:53Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/that-moment-you-stay-quiet","html_content":"

Communication is one of the cornerstones of a functioning human system – whether that be family, workplace, community or nation. Yet it’s something many people struggle with immensely. In fact, when I ran a poll explorin...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/that-moment-you-stay-quiet","title":"That Moment You Stay Quiet","summary":"Communication is one of the cornerstones of a functioning human system – whether that be family, workplace, community or nation. Yet it’s something many people struggle with immensely. In fact, when I ran a poll explorin...","date_modified":"2026-04-24T03:58:59Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-you-can%E2%80%99t-find-the-way-out","html_content":"

When you’re a woman who takes growth and personal development seriously, it’s likely you’ve read the self-help books, listened to all the podcasts, and have a solid understanding of all the things that can trip us up in ...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-you-can%E2%80%99t-find-the-way-out","title":"When You Can’t Find the Way Out - Stuck in Rumination","summary":"When you’re a woman who takes growth and personal development seriously, it’s likely you’ve read the self-help books, listened to all the podcasts, and have a solid understanding of all the things that can trip us up in ...","date_modified":"2026-02-01T06:19:44Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-the-village-vanishes-navigating-mid-life-alone","html_content":"

As I write, I am perched in my favourite café, surrounded by the overlapping chatter of other patrons. Some are like me, with laptops out, ‘working’. Others are deep in conversation. I scan the room, deliberately distra...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-the-village-vanishes-navigating-mid-life-alone","title":"When the Village Vanishes: Navigating Mid-Life Alone","summary":"As I write, I am perched in my favourite café, surrounded by the overlapping chatter of other patrons. Some are like me, with laptops out, ‘working’. Others are deep in conversation. I scan the room, deliberately distra...","date_modified":"2025-11-23T04:39:22Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-space-between-us---the-secret-world-of-client-and-therapist","html_content":"

Therapy is more than methods, mindfulness and learning new coping mechanisms. Those are important parts of the process, of course, but there’s something that, in my opinion, is even more important.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-space-between-us---the-secret-world-of-client-and-therapist","title":"The Space Between Us - The secret world of Client and Therapist","summary":"Therapy is more than methods, mindfulness and learning new coping mechanisms. Those are important parts of the process, of course, but there’s something that, in my opinion, is even more important. ","date_modified":"2025-09-01T06:46:05Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/a-heart-can%E2%80%99t-be-programmed-the-case-for-human-connection","html_content":"

Human language developed for a reason. Finding effective ways to communicate was vital. Comprehending could be life-saving. It’s now a universal need for all of us, to be seen, heard, and understood.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/a-heart-can%E2%80%99t-be-programmed-the-case-for-human-connection","title":"A Heart Can’t Be Programmed: Using Chat GPT as a Therapist","summary":"Human language developed for a reason. Finding effective ways to communicate was vital. Comprehending could be life-saving. It’s now a universal need for all of us, to be seen, heard, and understood.","date_modified":"2025-07-27T08:27:28Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-art-of-letting-go-even-just-a-little","html_content":"

A few years ago, I chose an anchor word as in intention for that year. Surrender.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-art-of-letting-go-even-just-a-little","title":"The Art of Letting Go (Even Just a Little)","summary":"A few years ago, I chose an anchor word as in intention for that year. Surrender. ","date_modified":"2025-06-22T00:49:31Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/flawed-fierce-and-figuring-it-out","html_content":"

If we’re all honest and even somewhat self-aware, we know that we’re flawed. Many people might try and hide or deny them… but our flaws persist, regardless of our best intentions to portray otherwise.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/flawed-fierce-and-figuring-it-out","title":"Flawed, Fierce, and Figuring It Out","summary":"If we’re all honest and even somewhat self-aware, we know that we’re flawed. Many people might try and hide or deny them… but our flaws persist, regardless of our best intentions to portray otherwise.","date_modified":"2025-06-06T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-trouble-with-vulnerability-and-what-we-can-do-about-it","html_content":"

Something’s been whirring about in my head a bit lately, and I wanted to try and put it into writing. I’m not even entirely sure WHAT I’m going to write as I type this, but there is a word that has got my attention and ...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-trouble-with-vulnerability-and-what-we-can-do-about-it","title":"The Trouble with Vulnerability (and What We Can Do About It)","summary":" Something’s been whirring about in my head a bit lately, and I wanted to try and put it into writing. I’m not even entirely sure WHAT I’m going to write as I type this, but there is a word that has got my attention and ...","date_modified":"2025-05-26T03:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-myth-of-perfect","html_content":"

If you look around at every person you know, what are the thoughts and observations you make, that you might not necessarily share?

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-myth-of-perfect","title":"The Myth of Perfect.","summary":"If you look around at every person you know, what are the thoughts and observations you make, that you might not necessarily share? ","date_modified":"2025-03-12T23:53:36Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/healing-from-trauma-isn%E2%80%99t-one-size-fits-all","html_content":"

When it’s become clear, either through a diagnosis, or by simply putting 2 + 2 together, that a lot of the difficulties you’ve been experiencing throughout life aren’t because there is something deeply wrong with you, bu...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/healing-from-trauma-isn%E2%80%99t-one-size-fits-all","title":"Healing from Complex Trauma Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All","summary":"When it’s become clear, either through a diagnosis, or by simply putting 2 + 2 together, that a lot of the difficulties you’ve been experiencing throughout life aren’t because there is something deeply wrong with you, bu...","date_modified":"2025-03-09T04:54:12Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-two-competing-truths-exist-in-the-one-person","html_content":"

Are you a walking contradiction? I know I am. I’m not sure I always make sense to myself, let alone anyone else! It’s part of human nature – this duality that we all possess – yin/yang, good/bad/ light/dark, self/other, ...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/when-two-competing-truths-exist-in-the-one-person","title":"When Competing Truths Exist.","summary":"Are you a walking contradiction? I know I am. I’m not sure I always make sense to myself, let alone anyone else! It’s part of human nature – this duality that we all possess – yin/yang, good/bad/ light/dark, self/other, ...","date_modified":"2025-02-27T03:21:43Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/why-i-do-this-work-an-honest-reflection","html_content":"

A few times a year, I do a deep dive into how I want to show up as a therapist both in person and online. It's helpful for me to reflect on the work I do and why I'm doing it.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/why-i-do-this-work-an-honest-reflection","title":"Why I Do This Work: An Honest Reflection","summary":"A few times a year, I do a deep dive into how I want to show up as a therapist both in person and online. It's helpful for me to reflect on the work I do and why I'm doing it.","date_modified":"2025-02-21T11:55:23Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/ive-had-11-therapists-in-8-years-heres-what-ive-learned","html_content":"

Is therapy worth it? How the Right Therapist Can Help You Heal Abandonment Wounds

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/ive-had-11-therapists-in-8-years-heres-what-ive-learned","title":"Finding the Right Therapist: Why Connection is Key","summary":"Is therapy worth it? How the Right Therapist Can Help You Heal Abandonment Wounds ","date_modified":"2025-02-14T09:35:27Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-weight-of-the-guilt-others-put-on-you%E2%80%94and-how-to-set-it-down","html_content":"

I don’t know about you but the older I get, the guiltier I feel! I play my children’s childhoods over in my mind, thinking about how I could have done better, I think of the friendships I let slip away, the people I’ve h...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-weight-of-the-guilt-others-put-on-you%E2%80%94and-how-to-set-it-down","title":"Guilt That Isn’t Yours: Recognising It, Releasing It","summary":"I don’t know about you but the older I get, the guiltier I feel! I play my children’s childhoods over in my mind, thinking about how I could have done better, I think of the friendships I let slip away, the people I’ve h...","date_modified":"2025-02-11T11:55:35Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/self-worth---rediscovering-your-inherent-value","html_content":"

When I'm in nature, I never fail to be taken in by the beauty and majesty of the trees. Trees that are heavy with leaves, or that stand exposed and bare. Trees with limbs swirling and jutting out in all directions, shedd...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/self-worth---rediscovering-your-inherent-value","title":"Self Worth - Rediscovering your Inherent Value","summary":"When I'm in nature, I never fail to be taken in by the beauty and majesty of the trees. Trees that are heavy with leaves, or that stand exposed and bare. Trees with limbs swirling and jutting out in all directions, shedd...","date_modified":"2025-01-17T01:32:55Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/find-your-anchor-living-a-life-guided-by-your-values","html_content":"

Values exploration is one of the foundational tools I drawn on in my work as a therapist, because I believe that connecting with your values can help you to develop a personalised ‘guide’ for navigating your life. Value...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/find-your-anchor-living-a-life-guided-by-your-values","title":"Find Your Anchor: Living a Life Guided by Your Values","summary":"Values exploration is one of the foundational tools I drawn on in my work as a therapist, because I believe that connecting with your values can help you to develop a personalised ‘guide’ for navigating your life. Value...","date_modified":"2025-01-09T12:27:15Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/estrangement-a-last-resort-or-an-opportunity-for-healing","html_content":"

There’s a theme I’ve noticed being discussed often recently, especially among women of my generation, and in the posts and videos of many social media personalities, and it is this: many parents are being ‘cut off’, with...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/estrangement-a-last-resort-or-an-opportunity-for-healing","title":"Estrangement: A Last Resort or an Opportunity for Healing?","summary":"There’s a theme I’ve noticed being discussed often recently, especially among women of my generation, and in the posts and videos of many social media personalities, and it is this: many parents are being ‘cut off’, with...","date_modified":"2025-01-06T02:54:04Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/managing-difficult-emotions","html_content":"

I recently ran a survey asking what topics you'd like to see more of. One response that stood out was that you wanted support navigating difficult emotions.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/managing-difficult-emotions","title":"Managing Difficult Emotions","summary":"I recently ran a survey asking what topics you'd like to see more of. One response that stood out was that you wanted support navigating difficult emotions.","date_modified":"2024-12-16T07:03:27Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/we-are-the-stars---gina-chick","html_content":"

When I found out that there was going to be an Australian season of Alone, I was excited, especially after we discovered a long-time friend of my partners was going to be a participant. So we had some skin in the game. B...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/we-are-the-stars---gina-chick","title":"We Are the Stars - Gina Chick","summary":"When I found out that there was going to be an Australian season of Alone, I was excited, especially after we discovered a long-time friend of my partners was going to be a participant. So we had some skin in the game. B...","date_modified":"2024-12-06T13:14:52Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/a-rewilding-lesson-listening-to-what-my-body-needed-most","html_content":"

What do you usually do when you experience parts of yourself in conflict? This is a question I was forced to grapple with, while on an adventure I'd been excitedly anticipating attending for the past few months.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/a-rewilding-lesson-listening-to-what-my-body-needed-most","title":"A Rewilding Lesson: Listening to What My Body Needed Most","summary":"What do you usually do when you experience parts of yourself in conflict? This is a question I was forced to grapple with, while on an adventure I'd been excitedly anticipating attending for the past few months.","date_modified":"2024-12-02T01:12:29Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-grief-with-kindness-navigating-lifes-transitions","html_content":"

I’ve seen grief described as both a gardener and a shape-shifter. She takes many forms, visiting us not just upon the death of a loved one, but during other transitional times as well. She also comes along and waters th...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-grief-with-kindness-navigating-lifes-transitions","title":"Embracing Grief with Kindness: Navigating Life's Transitions","summary":"I’ve seen grief described as both a gardener and a shape-shifter. She takes many forms, visiting us not just upon the death of a loved one, but during other transitional times as well. She also comes along and waters th...","date_modified":"2024-11-17T03:56:20Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/reclaiming-forgotten-dreams-picking-up-where-childhood-left-off","html_content":"

Sharon Blackie's book, Hagitude is one of my current reads. She's a powerful author who challenges the reader to re-consider what it means to be a woman, and especially, a woman dancing in the in-between space we call 'm...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/reclaiming-forgotten-dreams-picking-up-where-childhood-left-off","title":"Reclaiming Forgotten Dreams: Picking up where childhood left off.","summary":"Sharon Blackie's book, Hagitude is one of my current reads. She's a powerful author who challenges the reader to re-consider what it means to be a woman, and especially, a woman dancing in the in-between space we call 'm...","date_modified":"2024-11-11T12:06:03Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-your-mess-a-journey-of-self-compassion-and-curiosity","html_content":"

Have you heard of a cabinet of curiosities? They were also known as ‘wonder rooms’ and Wikipedia tells me that they “were encyclopaedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-your-mess-a-journey-of-self-compassion-and-curiosity","title":"Embracing Your Mess: A Journey of Self-Compassion and Curiosity","summary":"Have you heard of a cabinet of curiosities? They were also known as ‘wonder rooms’ and Wikipedia tells me that they “were encyclopaedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet...","date_modified":"2024-10-19T12:40:22Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/cultivate-self-awareness-to-transform-your-life","html_content":"

Self-awareness is an important skill to develop if you want to cultivate authentic and meaningful relationships with yourself and others. A lack of self-awareness is often one of the biggest factors contributing to dysf...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/cultivate-self-awareness-to-transform-your-life","title":"Cultivate Self-Awareness to Transform Your Life","summary":"Self-awareness is an important skill to develop if you want to cultivate authentic and meaningful relationships with yourself and others. A lack of self-awareness is often one of the biggest factors contributing to dysf...","date_modified":"2024-09-15T06:32:45Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/midlife-musings-finding-clarity-for-the-next-chapter","html_content":"

Spending some time with a good friend recently, discussion turned to how it can sometimes feel that existence is a little futile. You spend most of the healthy and functional years of your life raising kids, earning an i...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/midlife-musings-finding-clarity-for-the-next-chapter","title":"Midlife Musings: Finding Clarity for the Next Chapter","summary":"Spending some time with a good friend recently, discussion turned to how it can sometimes feel that existence is a little futile. You spend most of the healthy and functional years of your life raising kids, earning an i...","date_modified":"2024-09-01T03:27:29Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/understanding-trauma","html_content":"

Sometimes life feels like a big struggle, and you might find yourself wondering what is ‘wrong’ with you, because it seems that you are unable to function in the same way you perceive everyone else can, or how you were ...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/understanding-trauma","title":"Understanding Trauma","summary":" Sometimes life feels like a big struggle, and you might find yourself wondering what is ‘wrong’ with you, because it seems that you are unable to function in the same way you perceive everyone else can, or how you were ...","date_modified":"2024-07-21T10:45:27Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/therapy-an-indispensable-tool-for-lifelong-growth","html_content":"

Therapy has been part of my journey for decades, and will continue to be so for the decades I hopefully have ahead of me. Usually I go because I'm feeling overwhelmed with whatever is happening in my life at that time, o...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/therapy-an-indispensable-tool-for-lifelong-growth","title":"Therapy: An Indispensable Tool for Lifelong Growth","summary":"Therapy has been part of my journey for decades, and will continue to be so for the decades I hopefully have ahead of me. Usually I go because I'm feeling overwhelmed with whatever is happening in my life at that time, o...","date_modified":"2024-06-17T09:12:02Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/june-is-pride-month","html_content":"

My first coming out story is pretty anti-climactic. So much so, I don't have one. Well not one that is all that interesting.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/june-is-pride-month","title":"June is Pride Month","summary":"My first coming out story is pretty anti-climactic. So much so, I don't have one. Well not one that is all that interesting.","date_modified":"2024-06-09T11:00:03Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/breaking-free-creating-space-between-you-and-your-phone","html_content":"

Smart-phone over-use has become an issue for many of us. I am often seeking dopamine hits and distraction from life via its cold, glassy screen, and I excel at using it as a tool of procrastination.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/breaking-free-creating-space-between-you-and-your-phone","title":"Breaking Free: Creating Space Between You and Your Phone.","summary":"Smart-phone over-use has become an issue for many of us. I am often seeking dopamine hits and distraction from life via its cold, glassy screen, and I excel at using it as a tool of procrastination.","date_modified":"2024-06-01T03:55:36Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-pursuit-of-happiness-lessons-learned-over-80-years","html_content":"

In 1938 scientists began a longitudinal study on Harvard students, with the hope that they’d uncover key data about what makes for a happy and healthy life.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-pursuit-of-happiness-lessons-learned-over-80-years","title":"The Pursuit of Happiness: Lessons Learned Over 80 Years","summary":"In 1938 scientists began a longitudinal study on Harvard students, with the hope that they’d uncover key data about what makes for a happy and healthy life.","date_modified":"2024-04-12T06:06:43Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-purpose-of-embracing-responsibility-for-a-meaningful-life","html_content":"

Listening to a talk by Jordan Peterson recently, he said something that stayed bouncing around in my head: “The sense of meaning that life can provide to you is proportionate to the amount responsibility you decide to ta...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/the-purpose-of-embracing-responsibility-for-a-meaningful-life","title":"The Purpose of Embracing Responsibility for a Meaningful Life","summary":"Listening to a talk by Jordan Peterson recently, he said something that stayed bouncing around in my head: “The sense of meaning that life can provide to you is proportionate to the amount responsibility you decide to ta...","date_modified":"2024-03-18T05:55:13Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-my-40s-the-shift-in-self-worth-and-priorities","html_content":"

Getting older is something I think about a little more now, as I find myself just a few years off 50. I don't feel like an 'older woman', my mind still feels like 'me'.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-my-40s-the-shift-in-self-worth-and-priorities","title":"Embracing My 40s: The Shift in Self-Worth and Priorities","summary":"Getting older is something I think about a little more now, as I find myself just a few years off 50. I don't feel like an 'older woman', my mind still feels like 'me'. ","date_modified":"2024-03-16T00:31:53Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/international-womens-day-2024-inspire-inclusion","html_content":"

International Women's Day (IWD) has been celebrated since the early 1900s, you can read about the history of the movement here. The crux of it all is simply this, women matter. Women's bodies, experiences, voices, accomp...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/international-womens-day-2024-inspire-inclusion","title":"International Women's Day 2024: Inspire Inclusion","summary":"International Women's Day (IWD) has been celebrated since the early 1900s, you can read about the history of the movement here. The crux of it all is simply this, women matter. Women's bodies, experiences, voices, accomp...","date_modified":"2024-03-08T00:53:04Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-imperfection-navigating-growth-through-our-mistakes","html_content":"

My human experience has been one full of mistakes, wrong turns, foot in mouth, and choices that don't even make sense to me.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/embracing-imperfection-navigating-growth-through-our-mistakes","title":"Embracing Imperfection: Navigating Growth Through Our Mistakes","summary":"My human experience has been one full of mistakes, wrong turns, foot in mouth, and choices that don't even make sense to me.","date_modified":"2024-03-01T03:24:59Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/exploring-childhood-complexity-boy-swallows-universe","html_content":"

Rotary phones, transistor radios, fibro shacks, commonwealth bank money boxes and humans under the influence of trauma or substances while trying to adult, are what many of us who experienced our childhood in the 80s wou...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/exploring-childhood-complexity-boy-swallows-universe","title":"Exploring Childhood Complexity: 'Boy Swallows Universe'","summary":"Rotary phones, transistor radios, fibro shacks, commonwealth bank money boxes and humans under the influence of trauma or substances while trying to adult, are what many of us who experienced our childhood in the 80s wou...","date_modified":"2024-02-27T04:24:11Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/in-times-of-despair","html_content":"

I’ve been feeling the global shift over the last 4 years. I understand there has always been and probably will always be, some form of unrest. I remember as a teen hearing about the ‘recession’, but I didn’t have to *fee...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/in-times-of-despair","title":"Navigating Global Uncertainty: Coping Amidst Chaos and Unrest","summary":"I’ve been feeling the global shift over the last 4 years. I understand there has always been and probably will always be, some form of unrest. I remember as a teen hearing about the ‘recession’, but I didn’t have to *fee...","date_modified":"2023-10-13T01:49:58Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/re-parenting-the-self","html_content":"

As a child I had a belief that when I grew up my life would be somehow, finally OK. I just had to keep going. Adulthood would solve all.\n

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/re-parenting-the-self","title":"Embracing the Self-Parenting Journey","summary":"As a child I had a belief that when I grew up my life would be somehow, finally OK. I just had to keep going. Adulthood would solve all.\n","date_modified":"2023-07-17T01:23:02Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/social-media-overwhelm","html_content":"

Over the last several months, I've noticed that I've felt incredible resistance to all the things that bombard me online. If it's not people trying to scam me into paying tolls for places I haven't been, it's other peopl...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/social-media-overwhelm","title":"Digital Detox: Simplifying Online Life","summary":"Over the last several months, I've noticed that I've felt incredible resistance to all the things that bombard me online. If it's not people trying to scam me into paying tolls for places I haven't been, it's other peopl...","date_modified":"2023-02-02T12:28:50Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/forgiveness-is-it-necessary","html_content":"

Must we forgive someone who has done us wrong, to be able to move forward in our lives? Can our traumas only be healed if forgiveness of those who harmed us becomes part of our story?\n

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/forgiveness-is-it-necessary","title":"Unlocking Forgiveness: A Personal Journey","summary":"Must we forgive someone who has done us wrong, to be able to move forward in our lives? Can our traumas only be healed if forgiveness of those who harmed us becomes part of our story?\n","date_modified":"2023-01-22T07:05:04Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/what-i-do","html_content":"

How do I differ from my colleagues? What is my particular drive? Seeing people create meaningful change and growth is incredibly satisfying and I know that working with women seeking midlife transformation is exciting, b...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/what-i-do","title":"Empowering Women: Navigating Post-Heroic Journeys","summary":"How do I differ from my colleagues? What is my particular drive? Seeing people create meaningful change and growth is incredibly satisfying and I know that working with women seeking midlife transformation is exciting, b...","date_modified":"2022-11-13T02:14:29Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/from-trauma-to-triumph","html_content":"

I've worked with a lot of women over the almost 5 years I've been doing this work, and in other roles previous to this one. It has been very, very rare that I've ever seen anyone who had a very happy, safe childhood. Ve...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/from-trauma-to-triumph","title":"Childhood Trauma: Road to Healing","summary":" I've worked with a lot of women over the almost 5 years I've been doing this work, and in other roles previous to this one. It has been very, very rare that I've ever seen anyone who had a very happy, safe childhood. Ve...","date_modified":"2022-09-26T06:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/connecting-with-nature-connects-you-with-self","html_content":"

I'm currently completing a certificate in Ecotherapy. The teachings draw mostly from ancient, Indigenous knowledge and practices - not just in Australia but throughout the world.

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/connecting-with-nature-connects-you-with-self","title":"Reconnecting with Earth: A Journey","summary":"I'm currently completing a certificate in Ecotherapy. The teachings draw mostly from ancient, Indigenous knowledge and practices - not just in Australia but throughout the world.","date_modified":"2022-09-03T06:15:51Z"},{"id":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/therapist-musings","html_content":"

Therapy is probably one of the most unusual relationships we will ever engage in. We organise to meet with a complete stranger and upon that very first meeting proceed to share with them our deepest thoughts and concern...

","url":"https://huntervalleywalkandtalktherapy.com.au/about/f/therapist-musings","title":"Therapist Musings","summary":"Therapy is probably one of the most unusual relationships we will ever engage in. We organise to meet with a complete stranger and upon that very first meeting proceed to share with them our deepest thoughts and concern...","date_modified":"2022-08-20T11:29:54Z"}]}