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Self-care, self-soothing, numbing out and how to tell the difference

Self-care, self-soothing, numbing out and how to tell the difference

by Rachel | Nov 15, 2022 | Counselling and therapy, Home, lgbtq+, Self-compassion, sporadic blogs exploring therapy through queer popular culture

The concept of self-care and self-soothing is one that I explore a lot in therapy sessions. A hat tip to the fact that although therapy can be powerful, it is a mere 50 mins out of 10080 in a week.Many people believe that self-care and self-soothing are something they...

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