Letters from Sarah

The power of showing up
Working as a mental health practitioner, I am witness to a wide spectrum of experience. Stories of depression, grief, anxiety, and trauma are often a part of my day. Some...
The power of showing up
Working as a mental health practitioner, I am witness to a wide spectrum of experience. Stories of depression, grief, anxiety, and trauma are often a part of my day. Some...

Naming our feelings to find calm
Have you noticed how good it feels when someone addresses you by your name? “Hi Sarah, how are you?” feels so different to “Hi”. Each time we are acknowledged by...
Naming our feelings to find calm
Have you noticed how good it feels when someone addresses you by your name? “Hi Sarah, how are you?” feels so different to “Hi”. Each time we are acknowledged by...

Care combined with connection is powerful
Working as a therapist is a gift. I am invited in to people’s worlds. Together we traverse the darkness and the light. My task is simply to be alongside, not...
Care combined with connection is powerful
Working as a therapist is a gift. I am invited in to people’s worlds. Together we traverse the darkness and the light. My task is simply to be alongside, not...

Journaling is powerful
It is a wintery Melbourne Sunday morning, I am sitting here with a candle lit by the fire, listening to some favourite tunes, reading back on some of my journal entries over the last...
Journaling is powerful
It is a wintery Melbourne Sunday morning, I am sitting here with a candle lit by the fire, listening to some favourite tunes, reading back on some of my journal entries over the last...

Why The Calm Store?
It is personal … let me start with a story to give you some context … I recall at my end-of-school interview with the career’s counsellor, speaking about wanting to...
Why The Calm Store?
It is personal … let me start with a story to give you some context … I recall at my end-of-school interview with the career’s counsellor, speaking about wanting to...

Filling my cup for more of what I love
I often talk about filling our cup as a metaphor for meaningful self-care. As a therapist, these days I work with clients online and strolling in the local park. Either...
Filling my cup for more of what I love
I often talk about filling our cup as a metaphor for meaningful self-care. As a therapist, these days I work with clients online and strolling in the local park. Either...