Leigh Jane Paterson’s Sigma Therapy

16/07/2026

Overgiving isn’t always kindness. Sometimes it’s distraction.

Sometimes we stay so busy rescuing, fixing, supporting, listening, and carrying everyone else’s emotional weight that we never have to sit with our own.

It can feel noble. It can even become part of our identity.

But eventually the body starts talking.

Burnout.
Exhaustion.
Resentment.
Feeling invisible.
Wondering why nobody gives back.

Because overgiving often isn’t about having too much energy to share.
It’s about believing our worth lives in what we do for others.

When we stop overgiving, something uncomfortable happens…

We meet ourselves.

The thoughts we’ve avoided.
The emotions we’ve outrun.
The needs we’ve ignored.
The boundaries we’ve been scared to set.

Sometimes overgiving is also a trauma response.

If you’ve grown up believing love had to be earned, keeping everyone else happy can become your survival strategy. You become so focused on everyone else’s needs that your own become almost invisible.

Burnout isn’t always caused by doing too much.
Sometimes it’s caused by abandoning yourself for too long.

The healthiest relationships don’t require you to empty your own cup to keep everyone else full.

Maybe the next act of kindness isn’t giving more.

Maybe it’s finally giving some of that care back to yourself.

So I’ll leave you with this…

Are you genuinely caring for others… or are you keeping yourself so busy that you never have to hear what you need? 💛

11/07/2026

SOULBODY SESSIONS | SOLAR PLEXUS ☀️

One of the cruellest things that can happen after abuse is being made to carry their guilt and their shame.

You walk away questioning yourself.

“Was it my fault?”
“Did I cause this?”

That’s how guilt and shame get transferred.

Over time, you stop carrying your own story and start carrying theirs.

The Solar Plexus is where we reconnect with our sense of self, our worth, our voice and our boundaries. It’s where we begin asking the questions that matter:

Whose guilt am I carrying?

Whose shame have I mistaken for my own?

Because what belongs to someone else was never yours to hold.

Imagine how much energy becomes available when you stop carrying the emotional weight of the people who hurt you.

Sometimes reclaiming your power isn’t about becoming someone new.

It’s about putting down what was never yours in the first place.

☀️ If this resonates with you, Soulbody Sessions offers a gentle space to explore these patterns, reconnect with your own truth, and begin letting go of what was never yours to carry. You’re warmly invited to join us.

10/07/2026

Sometimes things don’t quite go to plan… and that’s alright.

The coloured wire looked beautiful when I bought it, but it turns out it’s plated rather than solid coloured copper, so the coating is already starting to peel. Bit disappointing… but I’m carrying on anyway because it’s brilliant practice, and dropping down to a smaller dowel is teaching me loads.

It’s been a mixed week all round.

Respiratory clinic wasn’t the news I’d hoped for, so it’s back on the steroids. Asthma’s been giving it plenty in this heat, but I still turned up for training with Olly because consistency matters, even if I have to adapt.

Day job has had its ups and downs.

Personal life has been teaching me a few lessons too, but every challenge has something to offer if you’re willing to look for it.

Sigma Therapy is ticking along.
Jewellery is ticking along.
Training is ticking along.
Life is… lifeing. 😅

Progress isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s just quietly refusing to stop.

Every small step still counts, and for that I’ll always be grateful. 🙏💜

09/07/2026