Dr. Julie Smith

but it doesn't have all the information just has those clues to go on and so your emotional state is your brain's sort of communication to you about the meaning to make of this situation so sometimes that's pretty accurate to reality and other times it's not accurate to reality and And so our sort of, our job then is to notice an emotion.

but it doesn't have all the information just has those clues to go on and so your emotional state is your brain's sort of communication to you about the meaning to make of this situation so sometimes that's pretty accurate to reality and other times it's not accurate to reality and And so our sort of, our job then is to notice an emotion.

but it doesn't have all the information just has those clues to go on and so your emotional state is your brain's sort of communication to you about the meaning to make of this situation so sometimes that's pretty accurate to reality and other times it's not accurate to reality and And so our sort of, our job then is to notice an emotion.

And this is a lot of the work that we do in therapy is we'll kind of notice an emotional state, but we'll try and get a little bit of distance from it. So we'll, sometimes you can do that with just language. So you can, I notice I'm feeling anxious. Or I notice I'm having lots of feelings of sadness every now and then.

And this is a lot of the work that we do in therapy is we'll kind of notice an emotional state, but we'll try and get a little bit of distance from it. So we'll, sometimes you can do that with just language. So you can, I notice I'm feeling anxious. Or I notice I'm having lots of feelings of sadness every now and then.

And this is a lot of the work that we do in therapy is we'll kind of notice an emotional state, but we'll try and get a little bit of distance from it. So we'll, sometimes you can do that with just language. So you can, I notice I'm feeling anxious. Or I notice I'm having lots of feelings of sadness every now and then.

And just by starting the sentence with that, I notice feelings of, rather than I am anxious or I am low or I am depressed. It's not who you are. It's an experience you're having. And when you kind of notice that, then you're looking at it with a bit of curiosity. Okay. What's that about? Because you might be anxious because you had three coffees this morning.

And just by starting the sentence with that, I notice feelings of, rather than I am anxious or I am low or I am depressed. It's not who you are. It's an experience you're having. And when you kind of notice that, then you're looking at it with a bit of curiosity. Okay. What's that about? Because you might be anxious because you had three coffees this morning.

And just by starting the sentence with that, I notice feelings of, rather than I am anxious or I am low or I am depressed. It's not who you are. It's an experience you're having. And when you kind of notice that, then you're looking at it with a bit of curiosity. Okay. What's that about? Because you might be anxious because you had three coffees this morning.

Or you might be anxious because you're waiting for some test results. Or you might be anxious because your baby's been keeping you up at night and actually that's making your stress threshold a little wobbly. Yeah.

Or you might be anxious because you're waiting for some test results. Or you might be anxious because your baby's been keeping you up at night and actually that's making your stress threshold a little wobbly. Yeah.

Or you might be anxious because you're waiting for some test results. Or you might be anxious because your baby's been keeping you up at night and actually that's making your stress threshold a little wobbly. Yeah.

So, yeah, I think it's important to kind of for us to move away from that idea of, you know, if a woman feels something, it's just hormones and she should be dismissed to let's look at it with curiosity. Is there anything we can do?

So, yeah, I think it's important to kind of for us to move away from that idea of, you know, if a woman feels something, it's just hormones and she should be dismissed to let's look at it with curiosity. Is there anything we can do?

So, yeah, I think it's important to kind of for us to move away from that idea of, you know, if a woman feels something, it's just hormones and she should be dismissed to let's look at it with curiosity. Is there anything we can do?

You know, if you are having peaks and troughs of intense emotion, highs and lows, what things can you do to look after yourself to help prevent those peaks being so high and so intense? Because there are things you can do to kind of, you know, prevent those from happening so intensely.

You know, if you are having peaks and troughs of intense emotion, highs and lows, what things can you do to look after yourself to help prevent those peaks being so high and so intense? Because there are things you can do to kind of, you know, prevent those from happening so intensely.

You know, if you are having peaks and troughs of intense emotion, highs and lows, what things can you do to look after yourself to help prevent those peaks being so high and so intense? Because there are things you can do to kind of, you know, prevent those from happening so intensely.

I don't know. So I guess it depends on the situation. He's quite a positive, he's an optimist for sure. He's quite a sort of positive person and a problem solver. And in that sense, he quite struggled with that period of uncertainty when I was unwell. because he's a fixer, right? And it's the kind of situation you can't fix. And we've got these bushes at our house.

I don't know. So I guess it depends on the situation. He's quite a positive, he's an optimist for sure. He's quite a sort of positive person and a problem solver. And in that sense, he quite struggled with that period of uncertainty when I was unwell. because he's a fixer, right? And it's the kind of situation you can't fix. And we've got these bushes at our house.