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Akathisia is one of the most distressing medication-induced conditions encountered in mental health care, yet it remains widely under-recognised and frequently misunderstood. Derived from the Greek a-kathízein, meaning "to be unable to sit," akathisia is commonly described as a movement disorder characterised by an overwhelming sense of inner restlessness and an irresistible urge to move. However, this definition barely scratches the surface. For many people, akathisia is not

One thing I've noticed this year, both in the therapy room and in conversations with people around me, is that many seem to be in a season of transition. Not everyone is going through the same experience, but there does seem to be a common thread: people are questioning, changing, letting go, and wondering what comes next. For some, it's the end of a relationship. For others, it's a career change, becoming a parent, children leaving home, moving house, losing someone they lov

When people hear the word violence, they often picture bruises, broken bones, or physical assault. But violence in relationships rarely begins there. It often starts with small behaviours that are dismissed as love, concern, or passion. Someone wants to know where you are all the time. They become upset when you spend time with friends or family. They check your phone, question your clothing, make you feel guilty for having your own opinions, or slowly chip away at your confi

I went for a walk today. Nothing special. Just moving my body and getting some fresh air. As I was walking down some steps, I stopped for a moment and looked ahead. The trees were full and green, the sun was coming through the leaves, and the sky was bright blue. It was simple, but it felt peaceful. And it made me think about how often we walk straight past moments like this. Most of the time our mind is somewhere else. We’re thinking about the next thing we have to do, somet

I’ve been thinking a lot about the space between our inner and outer worlds — and how, to some degree, they will probably never fully match. Our inner world is alive in a way the external world can’t quite keep up with. It moves through image, feeling, memory, instinct. It holds complexity, contradiction, and truth all at once. The outer world, by contrast, asks for decisions, roles, timelines, and explanations. So yes — some level of mismatch is inevitable. But I don’t think

There’s a reason holidays land so deeply in the body — especially when you’re somewhere like Bali, where the energy feels like it’s doing half the work for you. There’s a spiritual undercurrent here that meets you before you’ve even worked out what’s happening inside you. The place itself feels like it’s holding you — or maybe it’s just that you finally let yourself be held. The moment we leave home, something shifts. We let go. Not consciously — it’s almost instinctive. We d