Terra Soul Therapies

13/09/2026

Anger can warn us that a need or boundary has been crossed — but it can also spiral into reactions we later regret. In "The Cycle of Anger" Catherine Sully breaks down what happens before, during and after anger and offers practical steps to notice it earlier and respond differently. Read more: https://wix.to/BbyQ5c2

The cycle of abuse is a repeating pattern in which thoughts, emotions, body responses and behaviours interact following a trigger.One way of understanding how abusive behaviour develops is through five connected stages:1. Trigger2. Thoughts3. Emotions4. Body5. Behaviour Understanding these five stag...

12/09/2026

Do you feel like you need to keep others calm or happy — even at your own expense? 🤔 In our latest blog, Cath Sully explores how caring crosses into taking responsibility for other people’s feelings, and offers gentle ways to set boundaries without losing compassion. Read more: https://wix.to/32DMxvv

10/09/2026

New on the blog: Cultivating Awareness: How Self Awareness Creates Choice — learn how noticing thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations in the moment gives you the power to respond rather than react. Read practical tips and reflections to build awareness into your daily life. Read more: https://wix.to/h32xLoI

What is awareness, and why does it matter?Awareness is the ability to notice what is happening within you while it is happening.It means becoming aware of your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, reactions, urges and patterns without immediately trying to judge, fix or change them.You might notice:...

09/09/2026

Discover how Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) helps you understand, experience and respond to emotions instead of suppressing them. Learn practical insights for anxiety, overwhelm, relationship challenges and grief in our latest blog: Emotion Focused Therapy: Understanding and Working With Your Emotions. Read more: https://wix.to/m0dUVb0

07/09/2026

Feeling like your mind never stops? Learn how to notice your thoughts without judgement and take the first step toward calmer, more present living. Read our new blog: How to Notice Your Thoughts Without Judgement — Overthinking and Self-awareness. 7-minute read.

Dive in: https://wix.to/34Tbo3h

Have you ever stopped long enough to simply notice where your mind goes?Most of us spend much of the day doing something.Working.Scrolling.Talking.Planning.Responding.Solving problems.Thinking about what needs to happen next.Even when our bodies stop, our minds often keep moving.For people experienc...

07/09/2026

Here’s a different thought.

Most people spend almost every waking moment either consuming something, doing something, fixing something, scrolling something or thinking about what they should be doing next.

So what happens when you stop?

When you sit there with no phone, no music, no TV, no conversation and no task?

Where does your mind go when nobody is telling it where to go?

What does it obsess over?
What does it avoid?
What does it replay?
What weird little rabbit hole does it disappear down?

And here’s the uncomfortable part.

How often do you actually let your brain show you what’s in there without immediately judging it, correcting it or distracting yourself from it?

Maybe one of the strangest things about modern society is that we spend our whole lives inside our own minds, but very little time actually watching them.

If you are curious about what comes up when you slow down and start noticing, therapy can offer a space to explore it with less judgement and more curiosity.

If this resonates, you are welcome to reach out.

Cath - Terra Soul Therapies
Albion or online across Australia
0416 158 752

04/09/2026

Enough said....

31/08/2026

Have you ever noticed that your body reacts before your mind has even caught up?

Your shoulders tense.
Your stomach drops.
Your heart races.
You hold your breath.
You suddenly want to leave, shut down or defend yourself.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy works with these body responses, not just the thoughts around them.

Rather than only asking, “What are you thinking?”, we might also become curious about:

What are you noticing in your body?
What happens when you talk about this?
Do you feel an urge to move, pull away, freeze or protect yourself?
What helps your body feel a little safer or more settled?

Our bodies can hold patterns of protection that developed long before we understood why they were there.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy brings the body into the therapeutic process, helping us gently notice these patterns and explore different possibilities.

It’s not about forcing yourself to calm down.

It’s about becoming more aware of what your nervous system is doing, understanding why it may be doing it, and gradually creating more choice in how you respond.

Sometimes the body has something important to say.

If this way of working resonates with you, you’re welcome to reach out for a chat about whether therapy might be helpful for you.

Terra Soul Therapies
Albion, Brisbane + online across Australia
📞 0416 158 752

27/08/2026

Feeling sad isn’t about falling apart.

We’re not really taught how to be sad.

We’re often taught how to get rid of sadness.

Keep busy.
Think positive.
Look on the bright side.
Be grateful.
Move on.

But sadness is part of being human. Just like joy, anger, fear, excitement and love.

Feeling sad isn’t about falling apart, and it doesn’t mean letting sadness take over.

It doesn’t have to mean crying uncontrollably, staying in bed for days or feeling sad forever.

Allowing sadness can simply mean acknowledging, “I’m sad,” and finding a way to experience or express that sadness that works for you.

That might be crying — but it might not.

It might be going for a walk, listening to music, writing, talking, exercising, creating something, spending time in nature, sitting quietly, having a hug, or simply noticing, “I feel sad today.”

We all experience and express emotions differently.

Feeling an emotion doesn’t mean we have to become consumed by it. We don’t need to force ourselves to feel it intensely, and we don’t need to stay with it indefinitely.

It’s about giving ourselves permission to notice what’s there, allowing it some space, and finding ways to express it that feel safe and aligned with who we are.

Emotions don’t always need to be fixed.

Sometimes they just need to be felt, heard and allowed to move through us in our own way.

If you’d like to understand more about your emotions, how they show up in your mind and body, and ways of working with them that feel right for you, feel free to reach out.

Cath Sully | Terra Soul Therapies
📞 0416 158 752
🌿 In-person in Albion & online across Australia

26/08/2026

The Myth of Adulthood

Somewhere along the way, we were sold the idea that being an adult means having your s**t together.

You should know what you’re doing.
You should be responsible.
You should have a plan.
You should make sensible decisions.
And apparently, you should stop climbing trees, being silly and changing your mind.

But who actually decided that?

Adulthood is largely a social construct, a collection of ideas about how we should behave once we reach a certain age.

The reality?

Most of us are figuring it out as we go.

We change careers. We change relationships. We discover new parts of ourselves. We make mistakes. We start again. We laugh too loudly, get things wrong and sometimes have absolutely no idea what we’re doing.

Maybe adulthood isn’t about finally becoming the person who has everything figured out.

Maybe it’s about becoming comfortable enough with yourself to realise you don’t have to.

What “rule” about being an adult would you happily throw away?

If you’d like to explore some of the “shoulds” you might be living by, get in touch.

🌿 Terra Soul Therapies
📍 Albion, Brisbane & online across Australia
🌐 www.terrasoultherapies.com.au
📞 0416 158 752