Honest writing about therapy, mental health, and real life
From held is where we think out loud. Not clinical advice, not corporate wellness content, just honest, considered writing about the things that bring people to therapy, and the things that get in the way of them going.
Gavin writes every piece himself, drawing on his experience as a counsellor, as someone who has worked in high-pressure professional environments, and as a person navigating the same complicated world the rest of us are living in.
We publish once a month. Sometimes more, never less.
Why I wish I'd started therapy at 25
Most people think therapy is for when things have fallen apart. I believed that too, for most of my life. Here's what I got wrong, and why I wish I'd started at 25.
When "I'm just tired" is the whole answer
We're told to optimise, to do more with our weekends, to make the most of everything. Sometimes the answer to feeling exhausted is just to stop.
Why I took over a twenty three year old therapy centre and started again
Gavin Demurger-Jones and Ali Cardosi reflect on the rebrand of a twenty three year old therapy centre, why it needed a new name, and what they hope held becomes for Mid Sussex.
