Identity and Life Transitions
For the moments when life asks you to become someone different. Posts in this category explore midlife, the transition to parenthood, feeling behind, physical health challenges, and the sandwich generation - the life stages that quietly reorganise who you are.
When a Relationship Ends: Grieving a Romantic Breakup
The end of a romantic relationship is a genuine loss, and it deserves to be grieved as one. This post explores what that process actually involves — and why it can be harder than it looks.
Dr Erin Reid
May 314 min read
When Your Adult Child Knows a Language You Were Never Taught
Parenting a psychologically informed generation when your own upbringing was defined by pushing through is more complicated than it looks. This post explores the tensions on both sides honestly.
Dr Erin Reid
May 244 min read
Why Couples Keep Having the Same Argument — and What It is Usually About
Recurring conflict in relationships is rarely about the surface issue. This post explores the patterns beneath repeated arguments and what can help shift them.
Dr Erin Reid
May 33 min read
Midlife and the Feeling That Something Needs to Change
Midlife can bring a quiet but persistent sense that life needs to look different — even when nothing is obviously wrong. This post explores what that experience often involves psychologically.
Dr Erin Reid
Apr 63 min read
Parenting Adult Children: When the Role Has to Change
The transition from parenting a child to having an adult-to-adult relationship with them is one of the least discussed challenges of midlife. This post explores what that shift requires and what gets in the way.
Dr Erin Reid
Feb 155 min read
When the Tables Turn: Becoming the Parent of Your Parent
There is a gradual shift that happens between adult children and their ageing parents that is rarely spoken about. This post explores the quiet grief, the role reversal, and what it asks of us psychologically.
Dr Erin Reid
Feb 84 min read
'Failure' to Launch: Parenting Adult Children in 2026
Adult children in 2026 are facing a different world from the one their parents launched into. This post explores the psychological and practical dimensions of so called ‘failure to launch’ - including the role neurodiversity can play.
Dr Erin Reid
Feb 15 min read
Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause: How Therapy Can Help
Perimenopause and menopause involve more than physical symptoms. This post explores the psychological dimensions — identity, relationships, mood, and what therapy can offer during this transition.
Dr Erin Reid
Jan 263 min read
When You and Your Teenager Don’t Seem to Speak the Same Language
Not every parent-teenager relationship is built on obvious common ground. This post explores what connection actually requires during adolescence — and how to find it when shared interests are absent.
Dr Erin Reid
Jan 114 min read
The Sandwich Generation: When You Are Holding Up Everyone Except Yourself
Many people in midlife find themselves simultaneously caring for their children and supporting ageing parents — with very little left over for themselves. This post explores what that life stage actually involves psychologically.
Dr Erin Reid
Jan 44 min read
Divorce: What the Process Actually Does to You
Divorce is one of the most significant transitions an adult can go through. This post explores what it actually involves psychologically — beyond the legal process — and how therapy can help.
Dr Erin Reid
Dec 21, 20254 min read
When a Baby Arrives: Identity, Loss, and the Parts Nobody Talks About
Having a baby changes everything — including who you are. This post explores the identity shifts, the relationship changes, and the grief that can accompany new parenthood, particularly for professional women.
Dr Erin Reid
Dec 14, 20254 min read
When It Feels Like Everyone Else Is on Track
Attending weddings, house warming parties, and engagement parties when your own life looks different from the script can produce a specific kind of loneliness. This post explores what that experience actually involves.
Dr Erin Reid
Dec 7, 20254 min read
Why So Many Women Reach Adulthood Without an ADHD Diagnosis — and What That Experience Involves
Many women reach midlife before anyone considers ADHD as an explanation for what they have been experiencing. This post explores why late diagnosis is so common — and what the undiagnosed years tend to involve.
Dr Erin Reid
Dec 7, 20253 min read
Why Sleep Problems Are Rarely Just About Sleep
Sleep difficulties are one of the most common reasons people seek support — and one of the most consistently misunderstood. This post explores what sleep problems often signal and how therapy can help.
Dr Erin Reid
Nov 30, 20253 min read
Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, and Birth Trauma: The Grief Nobody Prepares You For
Infertility, miscarriage, and birth trauma involve losses that are real and significant — and that are often inadequately acknowledged by the world around them. This post explores what that experience involves psychologically.
Dr Erin Reid
Nov 23, 20253 min read
Trauma: What It Actually Is and Why It Stays
Trauma is widely misunderstood. This post explores what it actually involves psychologically, why it persists long after the event, and what therapeutic support can offer.
Dr Erin Reid
Oct 26, 20253 min read
When Your Body Becomes Part of the Story: Living with Physical Health Challenges
Living with a physical health condition affects more than the body. This post explores the psychological dimensions of chronic illness and physical health challenges — and what therapy can offer.
Dr Erin Reid
Oct 12, 20252 min read
Grief: What Bereavement Actually Involves and Why It Takes as Long as It Takes
Grief is one of the most significant experiences a person can go through, and one of the most poorly understood. This post explores what bereavement actually involves — and why it cannot be hurried.
Dr Erin Reid
Oct 5, 20253 min read
Low Self-Esteem: Where It Comes From and What Shifts It
Low self-esteem is one of the most common difficulties people bring to therapy — and one of the most frequently misunderstood. This post explores where it actually comes from and what tends to shift it.
Dr Erin Reid
Sep 28, 20253 min read
