Mind and Body
For when the body and mind are telling the same story. Posts in this category explore the psychological dimensions of physical health — including perimenopause, hormonal change, sleep, chronic illness, stress, pregnancy, and the ways physical experience shapes who we are and how we feel.
Growing Older in a World That is Telling You Not To
We live in a culture that treats ageing as a problem to be solved. This post explores the psychological cost of that message, and what it does to the relationship with the self.
Dr Erin Reid
Jul 273 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
Feb 223 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
Feb 163 min read
ADHD, the Menstrual Cycle, and the Perimenopause Transition
For women with ADHD, hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle and into perimenopause can significantly affect symptoms. This post explores why, and what it means in practice.
Dr Erin Reid
Feb 84 min read
Why So Many Women Reach Adulthood Without an ADHD Diagnosis
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
Jan 183 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
Sep 28, 20252 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
Sep 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 professionals.
Dr Erin Reid
Sep 14, 20254 min read
Energy In: Why We Have Forgotten How to Restore Ourselves
We live in a culture that is almost entirely organised around energy out. This post explores what energy in actually looks like, why so many people have lost the ability to restore themselves, and why it matters.
Dr Erin Reid
Jul 20, 20255 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
Jun 29, 20253 min read
Stress: When Ordinary Pressure Becomes Something Harder to Carry
Stress is so common that it is often dismissed as ordinary. This post explores what stress actually involves, when it becomes a problem that warrants support, and what tends to help.
Dr Erin Reid
Jun 22, 20253 min read
