The Therapy Edit Anna Mathur

In this guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to Clinical Psychologist Dr Michelle Tolfrey about her One Thing: finding joy when the plan doesn't go to plan.

Michelle is a Clinical Psychologist with over twenty years of experience. She has a particular interest in reproductive trauma, loss, and grief.

Michelle’s own losses on her path to parenthood have significantly shaped her work as a psychologist, and she proudly integrates her professional expertise with that of her expertise by lived experience.

Michelle’s newsletter, From the Other Chair, provides a wealth of information on navigating life after loss and finding joy in living the life you didn’t expect or plan. Alongside her private therapy practice, Michelle also runs The Loss Collective. Here you can find high quality and easily accessible information and guidance about navigating life after pregnancy and baby loss.

We hope this episode offers comfort to those of you navigating a life that isn't quite as you'd always imagined it would be.

In this solo episode of The Therapy Edit and in response to a question from a listener, Anna offers some practical steos about how you can tackle feelings of resentment that are commonly felt during motherhood. 

This ten minute listen will undoubtedly leave you feeling able to ask for what you need, compromise and feel less resentment as a result.

In this Friday guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats for a second time to Claire Russell who this times shares how she's pivoted her life to try and rediscover the version of herself that she felt had become lots in motherhood. 

Claire, early years specialist and Mum of 3 boys previously known as the 'play lady', is now helping Mums with more than just play.

After having her third baby Raffy in 2022, Claire was struck with the uncomfortable feeling of being lost. I didn't recognise myself.

In Claire's words 'It didn't look like me, I didn't feel like me and I wasn't doing all of the things I used to enjoy. I missed the 'old me'. At the time I didn't realise it but I was suffering from 'lost identity'. I felt like I was the only person feeling this way. Something had to change, it was my turn to step off the sidelines and into the spotlight! And it all started with getting to know myself again, love myself again and look after myself again. Since then I have grown physically and mentally stronger, pivoted my online business and set big goals to achieve my desired life. And now I'm enjoying helping other women to do the same and start their new chapter, whatever that might look like!'

You can find out all about what Claire is now up to here. 

Of course you can also follow her on Instagram too.

In this solo episode of The Therapy Edit Anna offers listeners three simple tips to help them to handle the responsibility and never ending nature of decision making.

Enjoy the listen, we really hope it helps. 

In this Friday guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to Dr Federica Amati about the power of food to make us healthier at every life stage from birth to retirement.

Dr Federica Amati works as Head Nutritionist for personalised health company, ZOE. She works clinically as the Head of Nutrition Science for Well Founded Health. Alongside her research and nutrition work, Federica has written two books, Recipes for a Better Menopause and her new book Every Body Should Know This. 

Dr Fede’s approach focuses on improving overall dietary quality following the principles of evidence-based, personalised nutrition science for health and disease prevention throughout the lifecourse. Dr Federica Amati holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research from Imperial College London, has a masters in Public Health and is an Association for Nutrition (AfN) accredited Nutritionist.

She is the Nutrition Topic Lead at Imperial College London School of Medicine, and has led research teams for the NIHR ARC and the WHO Collaborating Centre. She is a non-exec Assistant Director at the NNedProGlobal Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, an award-winning interdisciplinary think-tank. Dr Amati studied Biomedical Sciences with Honors in Endocrine Pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh, her Master’s in Public Health at Imperial College London, her MSc in Global Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and her PhD in Clinical Medicine Research from Imperial College London.

Dr Amati is a frequent podcast and talk guest as well as a contributing expert for several media outlets including The Times, Financial Times How to Spend It, Vogue, Marie Claire, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Grazia about harnessing the power of our diet and microbiome for better health.

In this solo episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna offers listeners 5 tips for managing Health Anxiety.

Anna has direct experience of suffering with this crippling condition and knows first hand about the impact that it can have on your life. Follow these 5 therapeutic suggestions and enjoy living your life more fully.