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If someone leaves every session feeling supported, but months later is still avoiding the same situations, is still making decisions based on fear and is still allowing anxiety to dictate the boundaries of their life, then I don't think we should congratulate ourselves on a successful therapeutic relationship. We should be asking why nothing meaningful has changed.

Most people assume that if they genuinely want something, they will naturally move towards it. Yet neuroscience tells a different story. People regularly resist opportunities, relationships, careers, and even therapies that could significantly improve their lives. They procrastinate, avoid, self-sabotage, or find reasons not to take action despite consciously wanting the outcome. This apparent contradiction makes perfect sense when we understand how the brain is organised. Th

Every second of every day, your ancient survival mechanism is collecting information from the environment and asking a simple question: "Am I safe?"

"its about a fear of what falling, freezing, panicking or struggling might mean about them."