Sep 29, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 14 segments
Well what can I say, thank you so much to Alice Bramhill for such a generous and enlightening conversation. Alice is an Accredited…
Alice BramhillGuestJoHostHow did it feel? Because you mentioned about having a disabled mother, so you've obviously been a carer in some capacity for a long time.
Oh, yeah.
And you are a therapist, so you're used to very much being in that, and then you're a parent.
How did it feel to go from the position of carer, helper, to being like, oh, actually...
I have needs too, and I need to do my capacity.
Was that uncomfortable? Did that give you permission? How did that feel?
It's definitely a work in progress and I'm not at the end of that by any means.
But yes, I think, you know, that working, you know, I've spent years trying to, you know, help others with their self-compassion, you know, and acknowledging their needs.
You know, for me anyway, understanding that I even have needs and I'm still understanding the shape of them.
You know, what do they look like? So, yeah, it definitely gave permission having that diagnosis, which I know, you know, can be tricky because a lot of people haven't got access to that.
It's been huge, you know, and I've done a lot of work around that, like building little altars to my younger self.
And, you know, so I think I've always tried to be reflective on myself because obviously when you're a therapist, you are the tool and, you know, you've got to be aware of that.
But yeah, off the scale really, in terms of the compassion and understanding.
Because I think for me, like becoming a parent 15 years ago, it was like, I was already someone who
didn't really... wasn't really aware of having needs.
And then that experience was a bit of an implosion, really, and, like, kind of, wow.
How did it feel? Because you mentioned about having a disabled mother, so you've obviously been a carer in some capacity for a long time.
Oh, yeah.
And you are a therapist, so you're used to very much being in that, and then you're a parent.
How did it feel to go from the position of carer, helper, to being like, oh, actually...
I have needs too, and I need to do my capacity.
Was that uncomfortable? Did that give you permission? How did that feel?
It's definitely a work in progress and I'm not at the end of that by any means.
But yes, I think, you know, that working, you know, I've spent years trying to, you know, help others with their self-compassion, you know, and acknowledging their needs.
You know, for me anyway, understanding that I even have needs and I'm still understanding the shape of them.
You know, what do they look like? So, yeah, it definitely gave permission having that diagnosis, which I know, you know, can be tricky because a lot of people haven't got access to that.
It's been huge, you know, and I've done a lot of work around that, like building little altars to my younger self.
And, you know, so I think I've always tried to be reflective on myself because obviously when you're a therapist, you are the tool and, you know, you've got to be aware of that.
But yeah, off the scale really, in terms of the compassion and understanding.
Because I think for me, like becoming a parent 15 years ago, it was like, I was already someone who
didn't really... wasn't really aware of having needs.
And then that experience was a bit of an implosion, really, and, like, kind of, wow.
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