by Dr.Anne | Jan 9, 2023 | Business, Mental Wellness, Professional Wellbeing, Therapy
I woke up thinking about ‘lies’. It’s a topic I face a lot in practice. I see people when the mask is off; when their vulnerability is present; when their insecurity is tangible. I see the mascara trails, the fidgeting fingers, the haunted eyes, and...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Almost immediately, the lawyers started sending me their clients. It became clear that there was a real, tangible need here. Then, something totally unforeseen happened. The lawyers started to share the impact these cases were having on their own mental health. I was...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Law Firms, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Being bare, lays the foundation of a community, creates a safe space where having a degree or a good job or being a mother doesn’t justify being told, ‘you should have known better’. Knowing the ongoing, visceral truth of these types of separations, means I can speak...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Law Firms, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Then I started to wonder, ‘Is it only me? Am I the only unlucky woman trapped in this type of incomprehensible, complicated and difficult divorce?’ I reached out to lawyers in the UK and started presenting the psychological findings of my research. I half-hoped they...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 24, 2022 | Mental Wellness, Professional Wellbeing
3 observations on professional success and boundaries Revenue never compensates for the heart sink client Martyrdom doesn’t make you a good person, it makes you knackered Helping is for friends, not professionals I recently had a bizarre experience where a...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 22, 2022 | Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Professional Wellbeing, Unhealthy Relationships
Then out of the blue, another girl friend sent me a link for an article about Domestic Abuse. I can remember thinking, ‘why the hell has she sent me this?’ I was completely baffled. I scrolled down the list of points outlining abuse, completely lost as to their...
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