The Emotions Lab Blog

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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What Is Really Robbing Us Of Joy? big emotions emotion Jul 10, 2026

 

Sadly, I have more close friends than I would ever wish who have lived through untimely tragedy.

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The canary was right. adhd neurodivergence neurodiversity Jul 03, 2026

"These kids are the canaries in the coal mine."

One of our mums said this of the children in the ...

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Why This Work Is the Hardest Thing We Will Ever Ask You to Do. Jun 26, 2026

 

What we are about to ask you to do is not difficult in the way that learning a new skill is diffi...

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Our children force us to look in the mirror - but can you read the reflection? childrens mental health triggers Jun 19, 2026

Your child is not the problem.

I know that is not what it feels like at 9pm when the world is endin...

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You sit in a waiting room for your child's appointment and the question of how you are doing is never asked. Jun 12, 2026

I want to talk about something we see so consistently in the mothers we work with that it stopped ...

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