The Emotions Lab Blog

For decades I gave away my power. Sep 25, 2026

I've done real work on owning my triggers. I can step back now. I can hear difficult feelings and ...

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Should isn't a rule, it's a fear signal. Sep 18, 2026

"You should be out of bed by now, you'll miss the bus, you'll be late for school, I'll be late for...

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The Toilet Cubicle Calls back to school school refusal Sep 04, 2026

The first September of secondary school nearly took me under.

Covid wiped out her first few weeks...

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Maybe pop your seatbelt on? school drop off school refusal Aug 28, 2026

Last weekend my girl and I took the Eurostar to Paris. Just the two of us. A post-GCSE trip to remem...

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The ADHD Documentary Nobody Can Stop Fighting About Aug 21, 2026

I watched the Channel 4 documentary this week. The one that's caused chaos in the ND world.

I watch...

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The put-down that only highlighted the gap Aug 14, 2026

I was recently contacted on Instagram by someone asking for our qualifications.  

I sent them to ou...

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Dolly Daydream Was Right Aug 07, 2026

Sally Slapdash. Dolly Day Dream.

I can still hear them.

Not shouted. Never shouted. Almost said fo...

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The internal scream Jul 31, 2026

I used to think of myself as calm and in control.

Voice level. House tidy. Snacks in the bag befo...

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You Are the Intervention Jul 24, 2026

I left my baby to scream himself to sleep.

He was five months old. I couldn't even stay in the ho...

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When Your Child's Diagnosis Diagnoses You Jul 17, 2026

You sit through the assessment. You read the report. And somewhere between the clinical language and...

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