Tracey Wakefield

Tag: writing

  • What Would My Childhood Self Think of Who I am Today?

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    Inspiration for these reflections can sometimes come from the strangest places. I have been getting gel manicures on and off for probably about the last 15 years. It is a strategy to curb a very long-standing nail-biting habit and a reminder of how far I have come. I love looking at my healthy, strong nails…

  • ADHD and Narrative Therapy: How to Train Your Dragon

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    I remember in my counselling training doing a class on group work. We were tasked with each running a group with our classmates. One of my classmates ran a group meditation session, and we imagined ourselves as animals and explored what the image meant to us. I was a dragon. This image of myself continued…

  • Living in tension and the in-between places

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    I have lived in the in-between most of my life. My early childhood was chaotic; I experienced what I now feel comfortable labelling as ‘chronic instability’. I have come to realise that this has shaped my relationship with certainty. I have also come to realise that I struggle to see life in black and white.…

  • Waiting Mode

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    My ADHD assessment appointment was pushed out by two weeks due to staff sickness. Externally, I was understanding; internally, I was spiralling. Two more weeks of fighting with myself, fighting the urge to create and rehearse a script of what I would say. Fearful thoughts oscillating between, “What if they say I’m fine? What if…

  • “I don’t have anything to talk about”

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    When someone says, “I don’t have anything to talk about“ Throughout my career, I have noticed that there can be resistance to being told to go to supervision. With a common response being “I don’t have anything to talk about.” Often this statement comes from people who haven’t engaged in supervision before and don’t know…

  • Am I Disabled?

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    This is a question I have struggled with for years. By definition, yes. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) defines persons with disabilities as: “…those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society…