Sometimes, the labels we carry begin to feel less like a filing system and more like a weight. We become so adept at being the "Advocate," the "Professional," or the "Carer" that we stop being the person. This post is an invitation to put the folder down for a moment and meet the version of you that exists outside the clinical language, the workplace image and the daily grind.

After 20 years of writing for a living, I have learned that perfectionism is the greatest barrier to clarity. Explore why your journal needs to be a messy “work in progress” rather than a polished manuscript, and how the principles of Narrative Therapy can help you create the distance needed to separate your identity from your problems.

Stop waiting for the perfect words.