Getting unstuck: a personal journey

I’ve been stuck many times.

Sometimes it’s fleeting - a moment of fog where clarity soon returns. Other times, it’s long, deep and feels never-ending. In those moments, despair creeps in. I feel like giving up. But eventually, something shifts. A small part of me decides: I can’t keep feeling this way. I have to move.

Each time I get stuck, I convince myself this time is different. More complicated. Unique. I panic. I tell myself I don’t know how to get through it. And yet - something always happens. I reach a point where I say: Enough. Enough of these thoughts, these feelings. I just can’t go on living like this.

Over the years, I’ve tried many ways to get unstuck. And here’s what I’ve learned: everything helps, once you’ve made the decision to help yourself. The moment you even consider that you want change, something shifts. That simple, quiet decision is the start of movement. It’s a powerful thing.

I’ve walked through talk therapies. I’ve taken medications. And all of it helped - because I wanted it to. Some tools created lasting change; others helped in the short term. But every step built up my resilience and inner strength.

Sometimes I just needed a gentle nudge, like figuring out how to ask for a promotion. Other times, life hit me with wave after wave.

Chronic fatigue while parenting a small child; letting go of a career I loved; being diagnosed with a serious illness that dragged me into a spiral of grief and lost dreams. Then came the menopause. And finally - my ADHD diagnosis, which suddenly made everything in my life make sense.

When I finally managed to transition my experience into a new career I was excited about, COVID hit. Lockdown mirrored those previous five years of struggle. And just like that, the momentum I’d fought so hard for disappeared.

So, I got stuck again.

But this time, I was the therapist.

So I followed my own advice.

And here’s what I want you to know…

Getting stuck is part of being human. It doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It doesn’t mean you’re broken. It just means something in you is asking for change, even if you don’t know what that looks like yet.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need the perfect plan. You just need that one tiny decision: I’m ready for something to shift.

That’s where the journey begins.

Whether you're facing burnout, grief, overwhelm, illness, identity changes - or all of it at once - there is a way through. I know, because I’ve walked it. Many times.

And now, I walk it with others.

If you’re feeling stuck right now, I want to remind you: you’re not alone. Help is here. Hope is possible. And your next chapter might just start with a single breath, a quiet “enough” and a gentle step forward.

When you’re ready, I’m here.