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Do you find yourself stuck thinking about what people think of you? Replaying conversations, imagining reactions, going over it again and again? It’s exhausting. And somewhere inside, you probably know it’s not really helping. But it’s not something you can just switch off. So what’s going on? What It Looks Like This can be small, like a slightly awkward moment with a stranger that you can’t stop thinking about. Or more personal, like something in a relationship where you fee

Today, I want to explore the role of humility in healing childhood trauma and why it’s surprisingly helpful, important, and a virtue worth developing and nurturing in this process. Humility is a complicated word. We often carry very fixed ideas about what it means. On social media you’ll see things like a cocky YouTuber getting humbled by an MMA fighter. Humility gets framed as arrogance being crushed. Someone gets put back in their place. There’s also the link between humili

The subject we're exploring today is why the parts of us we hold most contempt and disdain are worthy of the most love and kindness. This is a subject that is very much easier said than done. The idea of loving the parts of ourselves that we feel disgust or real contempt toward is deeply challenging. But often we end up in a place where we have no choice but to try. And there is a counterintuitive irony here: it is not until we love these parts of ourselves that we can actual

Today, I want to explore what I see as the number one priority, the real superpower, when it comes to healing childhood trauma. I’m not going to say “accelerate” your healing, because we’re not in a rush here. But if you want to deepen your healing, if you want something that genuinely supports real change, this is where it starts. And the interesting thing is, it’s not something you need to create. You don’t need to generate it. You don’t need to fix yourself to have it. You

Back Home in Brisbane Ewan Nicholson-Brisbane QLD I moved to Brisbane when I was 15 and lived here until I was 30. And after years of living and working overseas, I eventually came back home. For the past four years, I’ve been running my private therapy practice here in Moorooka, on the south side of Brisbane. Coming back wasn’t just a lifestyle decision. It was personal. Brisbane is familiar to me. I understand the culture, the pace, the pressures. I understand what it’s li

Today, I want to explore the question: how does someone become a people pleaser? What actually is people pleasing? Why do we use it as a way to manage our emotions? And most importantly, how do we begin to discharge the energy of it? For most of us, people pleasing ends up feeling exhausting, futile, and never-ending. There’s often some awareness of it. A sense of, I do this… and I don’t really want to do this anymore.  So what we’re doing here is raising awareness of the mec

Lies and Shame Lying, to some degree, is a natural part of growing up and being human. Most people tell little fibs here and there. The...

Today I want to unpack one of those phrases that gets thrown around a lot  in the healing world: What is self-love? "You need to love...

Mystical Visions Humility Then vs. Now If you read John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, or really most of the mystics...

Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Today I want to sit with a big question. One that’s haunted poetry, film, culture, and maybe,...

Our's is not a caravan of despair- Rumi One of the most challenging battles on the healing journey, especially when it comes to childhood...

A colourful and artistic reminder that "there is power in kindness," spreading positivity through vibrant watercolour accents. Today I...

In today’s post, I want to reflect on a question that’s been sitting with me for a while: Everything is ok. How do we learn to be okay,...

A solitary figure pauses on a quiet, tree-lined path enveloped in mist, embodying the essence of moving slowly and mindfully through...

Ewan Nicholson: Understanding Background Anxiety and How to Overcome It Today, I want to explore something that quietly shapes the...