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Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20243 min read
What’s empathetic resonance?
EMPATHETIC RESONANCE
“Try to trust your empathetic responses, especially the somatic sensations: our nervous system’s ‘truth radar.' #hypno
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Kathy Carter
May 6, 202415 min read
The A to Z Guide to Narcissism
Narcissism – An A to Z detailing overt, covert, vulnerable narcissism, gaslighting and all of the major terms concerning this set of defence
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Kathy Carter
Oct 21, 20231 min read
NEW addiction article: ‘Missed, misunderstood & misdiagnosed’, in the BACP's Therapy Today magazine
BACP article: ‘Missed, misunderstood & misdiagnosed': Kathy Carter asks: Is undiagnosed ADHD & autism at the root of many addictions?
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Kathy Carter
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Navigating our way past disappointment - the path through processing
I wanted to share this recent experience, in case it resonates with you too. My family and I were heading away for a few days on annual...
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Kathy Carter
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Podcast 14 - Karpman's Drama Triangle - navigating family and relational dramas (+ Hypno-CBT)
A brief introduction to Stephen Karpman's drama triangle, a model of relating whereby we slip into victimhood.
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Kathy Carter
Feb 26, 20235 min read
Personal boundaries - theoretical limits and rules we set ourselves
Let’s talk about boundaries. Anyone who has worked with me as a client will know that boundaries and values come up quite a lot in the...
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Kathy Carter
Sep 16, 20221 min read
PODCAST – (11) – ‘holding patterns’, stimming, tics, and the train analogy of regulation...
PODCAST – Show 11 – ‘holding patterns’, stimming, tics, and the train analogy of regulation..
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Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Respecting neurology - helping autistic individuals, especially children, enjoy celebrations
Respecting neurology - helping autistic individuals, especially children, enjoy celebrations such as Christmas
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Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20224 min read
Should we say no to the puzzle piece and Light It Up Blue campaigns? (Spectra.blog content)
Why we should say no to the autism puzzle piece and dated Light It Up Blue campaigns.
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Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20224 min read
Autistic social engagement challenges - a schema approach (Spectra.blog content)
Our capacity for social engagement as an autistic individual isn’t a card we’re dealt with, that’s finite. It’s malleable.
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Kathy Carter
Sep 6, 20211 min read
PODCAST: (9) All about burnout! Recognising autonomic system burnout, and stopping it from occurring
All about burnout. Are you burning the candle at both ends?
We talk about the various ways we experience burnout, & how it relates to ANS
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Kathy Carter
Mar 11, 20213 min read
FAQs about CBT, cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy and hypnosis
What is cognitive behavioral / behavioural therapy (CBT)? Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of talking treatment which focuses o
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Kathy Carter
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Can we use polyvagal theory to understand our nervous system?
POLYVAGAL THEORY The parasympathetic system is coordinated by the vagus nerve, which starts at the base of the skull, and winds its way down
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