Welcome to The Tides Within, on the sofa...

Hi,

Thank you for subscribing to The Tides Within on the Sofa. I’m really glad you’re here.

This space is something I’ve been quietly dreaming up for a long time. It’s a mix of personal reflection, therapeutic thinking, and the kind of emotional honesty that doesn’t always find room in everyday life.

I write from a place that’s both professional and personal—drawing on my experience as a counsellor, a mum, and someone who’s done a fair bit of healing work herself. Here, you’ll find thoughts on trauma, boundaries, emotional fatigue, parenting, recovery, and being human. Sometimes I’ll share tools or insights from the therapy room. Other times, I’ll just be sitting with the messiness of life and making space for what’s real.

As a free subscriber, you’ll receive regular reflections direct to your inbox. I hope they land gently and maybe open something up for you.

If you're curious to go deeper, I also offer a paid subscription, which includes more personal writing, therapeutic tools, and behind-the-scenes musings I don’t always share publicly. It's a way to support my work and help me carve out time to keep this space alive and thoughtful. No pressure at all—just an open door if and when it feels right.

If you’d like to start reading, here’s the first post I shared:
Welcome to my sofa...

Thanks again for showing up. I hope this space offers something steady and kind in the tide.

With warmth,

Kaori